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PREFACE. 


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CONTENTS, 


CHAPTER   I. 

HlSTOEY    OF    THE    ElKLY   CAMP    MEETINGS. 

Bros.  Coolidge,  Wing,  Morse,  Jolmson  —  Deas.  Lovering,  Carver, 
Stoddard  —  Mrs.  Susan  B.  Morse's  Conversion    of  G.  M.  Morse 

—  Messrs.  Bowen  and  Stone  — Dea.  P.  P.  Botham  —  Dea.  Finn  — 
E.   M.  Hough  —  Peter  Dyon —  Rhodes  Allen — Rev.  G.  Hughes 

—  Mrs.  Amanda  Smith Page  1 


CHAPTER   II. 
National  Camp  Meeting  op  1879. 

W.  McDonald  —  Bros.  Wood,  Boole,  Short,  Pratt,  Gill,  Davies, 
Griffin,  King,  Livesey,  etc.  —  Contrast  between  J.  S.  Inskip  and 
W.  McDonald  —  Their  Great  Career  —  Excellent  Sermons  and 
Altar  Services. 

Camp  Meeting  of  1880. 

Dea.  Morse  in  Charge  —  Meetings  of  Great  Power  —  Other  Build- 
ings had  been  Erected —  Children's  Meetings  —  Rev.    G.   Hughes 

—  Last  Meeting  Held  on  the  Line  of  Assimilation  —  Great 
Power. 

Camp  Meeting  of  1881. 

The  Power  of  God  from  the  Beginning  —  W.  McDonald  Presided 

—  Bros.  McLean,  Simmons,  Wood,  Steele,  Gill,  Munger, 
Davies,  and  Others  —  Sermons  Full  of  Holy  Fire — Camp  Meet- 
ing John  Allen  —  His  Career  and  Death  —  Cassie  and  Louis 
Smith  —  Bro.  Alderman  —  Love  Feast  —  Mothers'  Meetings, 
by  Mrs.  McDonald — Young  Ladies'  Meetings,  by  Mrs.  Wood  — 
Children's  Meetings,  by  Mrs.  Dr.  Levy  —  Secret  Prayer  for  Pub- 
lic Power  —  Bros.  Thomas  and  Griffin. 


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Enlarged  1  5  mop 

Maualieu  —  John  Parker— John   s.   [nakip's  Only  Visit—  Hi> 

—  David  I'm: 

Camp  IfEmxe 
Preaidenl    McDonald — Mncfa   Power  in  tin-   I  -Dr. 

doxy"  —  Di    l.    If,  J.                                 id,  John  Park*  i     ;     N 
Short,  D.J  Griffin,  P.  B.  Joy,  G.  K.   Puller  and  ol                   bed 
with  Power  —  The   Sabbaths   \                ii    Days- 
HeaYenly— Revs.  E   a..  Withey  and  B.  S.  I  

(  II  LPTEB    III. 
I'i  \    am.    Ink    1'i«  mi. 

\v     McDonald,  Gil  (   imp 

Meeting—  Ke^    K.  A.  Withey  and  r am  j        Africa      Effie  Bian- 

iii  ii  -    beasona    ol    Spiritual     Powei  K<  i      G     Hughes  — 

I    ii ke  "t    N  •  nomi na- 
tional —  <  Christian    \\ roi  kei  i      Johi 

I      rhoi            i                        i  nli  — 

Li/./.ir  <  >.    Smith  (     nity    for 

All  —  I  ><-.i.     M  trines 

Taughl  at  Douglas  —  I)  I  Bin  — 

Entire  Sanctiftcation  —  Bishop    Taylor  <>n    the 

adingou  the  Promises'1  —  (  <»u\»  i  •  Putnam-    I  i 

.1      i.    \\ I  bury    and     Family  —  Miss    Williams  —  !»• 

Stoddard  —  Holii                          for  t  lie  I                     I  ( 

tionaliata Only  —  Di    M     .  i;.   Myers-  J   I     i          y— Mrs.C< 

Smith 19 

CHAPTER   IV 

C  wii'    Mi  i  i  i\«.  «>i    18 

Salvation   Running  High  —  1  i     >wds —  Dr.    Watson  -   P 

dent  McDonald      1  .  I   Pepper —  Biahop  Mallalieu  —  Bishop  | 
lor—  B    W.  Gorham  — 1  .'■.  .i..\  —  Dr.    l 

M<»n.  \    for   Africa — Gn        '       rda  over  the  Sabbath — J.    A. 
Wooer  a  ami  J.  Gill's  Sermons  —  <  losing  Meeting. 

Camp  Mi  i  i  i\«.  ->r  18G 

lecration  in  th<  Meeting  — B.W  Gorham  ami  (apt.  R. 

Kelao       .  -  rmons  — F.   B.  Dickinson's  Sermon,   < 

and   Death  —  Rev.  D.  0   Fox  —  Missionary  horn  India — Tw< 
Hundred   Doll  If rica— Excellent  Preaching  and  L«>\L- 


Vlll  CONTENTS. 


Camp  Meeting  of  1886. 


President  McDonald  on  "Unbelief" — Family  Feeling  in  all  the 
Camps  —  Dr.  A.  Lowrey's  Sermon  —  H.  L.  Hastings  —  G.  N.  Bal- 
lentine  —  J.  A.  Wood  —  Blessed  Sermons  and  Services  for  Ten 
Days 36 

CHAPTER  V. 
Camp  Meeting  of  1887. 

Morse,  Johnson,  Bowen,  and  Stone  at  their  Posts  —  Large  Body 
of  Ministers  —  Dr.  Dougan  Clark's  Opening  Sermon  —  B.  AV. 
Gorham  Quite  Vigorous  —  G  W.  Ballentine  —  G.  Hughes  — 
President  McDonald's  Sermon  on  "Rest" — Dr.  L.  B.  Wat- 
son of  Baltimore  —  S.  L.  Brown — Love  Feast  Led  by 
Dea.  Morse  —  Dr.  Levy  on  Strange  Fire  —  Two  Meet- 
ings on  Sabbath  Afternoon  —  J.  H.  Irvine's  Searching  Ser- 
mon—  Dr.  D.  Clarke's  Other  Sermons  —  G.  Hughes  on  "  The 
Fulness  of  God"  — B.  W.  Gorham  on  Divine  Transformation  — 
Dr.  Daniel  Steele  — John  Parker  — G.  A.  McLaughlin  —  W.  P. 
Daniels—  Mrs.  Levy  —Mrs.  Carter  —  C.  J.  Fowler  —  G.  H.  But- 
ler—J.  Parker  — G.  N.  Ballentine  —  H  N.  Brown  — D.  P.  Upde- 
graff  —  A.  Hartt  —  Sabbath  Love  Feast  —  Great  Days  —  Many 
Successful   Services  —  J.  H.  Earle. 

Camp  Meeting  of  1888. 

Led  by  the  President — J.  Short's  First  Sermon  —  Rev.  J.  M. 
Hervey  —  C.  L.  Eastman — McDonald,  Parker,  and  Dr.  Levy  — 
Sabbath  Sermons  —  Bishop  Taylor's  Sermon  — The  State  of  the 
Heathen  —  Drs.  Levy  and  Steele  —  Bro.  McLaughlin  —  J. 
Parker  —  F.  B.  Joy's  Last  Sermon  —  His  Happy  Death  —  B.  W. 
Gorham' s  Last  Sermon  —  His  Triumphant  Death  —  C  H.  McBride 
and  Wife  —  G.  Hughes  —  Most  Excellent  Camp  Throughout.  .  46 


CHAPTER  YI. 

Camp  Meeting  of  1889. 

Led  by  the  President —  T.  Gill  Preached  the  First  Sermon  —  Rev. 
Mr.  Freeman  —  Dea.  Morse  Led  the  Love  Feast  —  Ross  Taylor 
—  G.N.  Ballentine  —  Dr.  W.  Reddy's  Sermons  —  G.Hughes  — 
C.  J.  Fowler's  Sermon  —  E.  O.  Mallory  on  "  Doing  Exploits  "  — 
Memorial  Services  of  B.  W.  Gorham  and  F.  B.  Joy  —  J.  A. 
Wood  —  Rev.  L.  P.  Cushman's  Sermon— Bro.  D.  W.  Wood- 
ward—  I.  L.  Sprague  —  I.  T.  Johnson  —  Huntress  —  A.  Hartt  — 
E.  Davies'  Sermon  on  Inbred  Sin  —  Bro.  Gill  Preached  the 
Last  Sermon  —  Rainy  Week,  but  Glorious  Camp  Meeting.    .   .59 


CONTENTS.  IX 

(  EAPTEB   VII. 

ore  01  ii 

Glorious  Opening  — First  & 

—  Three  Sermons  — 
tier  Sen  ices  —  Monday,  Tuesday,  Wednesday .  and  Thurso1 
Bei  :i          nd  Sei               iale  of  the  1 1               i  tnp  <  (round  t<»  the 
Douglas  Camp    M                       iation  —  Bishop  Taylor's  Sermon 
and  Address   -Sermon  by  J.  A.  Wood 

CHAPTEB    VIII. 

-<•<]  Rain  ,.D  Frid  iv  —  I:  lore  Smith's  Missionary  Ad- 

dress—  Sermons    bj     1.     If.   Pik<    -    \     McLean  — Bro.    Balkn 
tine  —  J.  Gill  —  Dr.  E.    M     Levy—  Hey.  Mi 

• .  1  > ; 1 1 it    Services  —  Side    Meeting    -S<  nd    Closing 

—Parting  on  M 


INTRODUCTION. 


The  modern  camp  meeting  has  a  Scriptural  support  in 
the  Feast  of  the  Tabernacles.  In  the  twenty-third  chapter 
of  Leviticus  there  is  an  account  of  this  interesting  festival : 
"  Also  in  the  fifteenth  day  of  the  seventh  month,  when  ye 
have  gathered  in  the  fruit  of  the  land,  ye  shall  keep  a  feast 
unto  the  Lord  seven  days :  on  the  first  day  shall  be  a 
sabbath,  and  on  the  eighth  day  shall  be  a  sabbath.  And 
ye  shall  take  you  on  the  first  day  the  boughs  of  goodly  trees, 
branches  of  palm  trees,  and  the  boughs  of  thick  trees,  and 
willows  of  the  brook;  and  ye  shall  rejoice  before  the  Lord 
your  God  seven  days.  And  ye  shall  keep  it  a  feast  unto  the 
Lord  seven  days  in  the  year.  It  shall  be  a  statute  forever 
in  your  generations :  ye  shall  celebrate  it  in  the  seventh 
month.  Ye  shall  dwell  in  booths  seven  days ;  all  that  are 
Israelites  born  shall  dwell  in  booths :  that  your  genera- 
tions may  know  that  I  made  the  children  of  Israel  to  dwell 
in  booths,  when  I  brought  them  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt." 

The  Feast  of  Tabernacles  was  the  most  joyous  of  all 
festive  seasons  in  Israel,  and  was  the  third  great  annual 
festival,  at  which  all  Israel  was  to  appear  before  the  Lord 
at  the  place  which  He  should  choose.  It  fell  on  the  fifteenth 
of  the  seventh  month,  or  Tishri,  corresponding  to  Septem- 
ber or  the  beginning  of  October.  It  was  a  time  of  year 
when  the  hearts  of  all  the  people  would  naturally  be  full 
of  thankfulness,  gladness,  and  expectancy.     The  fruits  of 


INTRODUCTION,  xi 

the  earth  had  been  g:  nd  a  season  of  rest  prev 

before  the  coming  on  of  the  rainy  season,  after  which  a 

planted  in  ti. 
thus  a  thanksgiving  i 

heard  in  the  tabernacles  of  the  ri 

I  shall  bless  thee  in  all  thine  increase,  and 
in  all  1  be  works  of  thine  hand  . 

I  thy  Bon,  and  th  od  thy  m 

.  and  thy  mai  l-sei 

and  the  fatherless,  and  tin'  wid 

In    the   sfishnah,   ac 
J I     . 
struct  ion  of  '       i 

I 
purposes  of  I  ..II 

yet  nol  too  high,  not  more  than  thirl  the 

sid< 

shaded  as  net  to  admit  sunshine  and  air,  ooi 
•  to  have  sufficient 
aeedless  to  enter  inl  >  f  u 
that  these  booths,  and  nol   I  heir 

:    all    in     .  ml   that    duj 

entire   period     t:.  ,   in 

short,  entirely  live  in  them, 
beautiful  and  Lmpn 
The  fiit  ire  nation  leaving  theii  hi 
and  for  eight  days,  including  I 
and  spiritual  refreshment  in  worship, 
of  the  leaves  of  fragrant  trees  and  the  pure  air  ol 

The  origin  of  i  E  taberni 

divine    authority,  grew,   D 

society.     In  all  ages  there  hai  for 

worship.     Th      3  HOW,  in  times  of 


Xll  INTRODUCTION. 

persecution,  met  in  secluded  valleys  and  behind  the  shelter 
of  the  rocks.  Here  the  faithful  pastor  broke  for  thern  the 
Bread  of  Life,  and  commended  them  to  the  care  of  Him 
who  is  "  a  shelter  from  the  storm,  and  a  rock  in  a  weary 
land." 

In  after  times  also,  when  peace  had  spread  her  dove- 
like wings  over  the  country,  similar  meetings  were  held. 
So  great  were  the  crowds  attending  the  annual  communion 
seasons,  that  both  the  preaching  and  the  administration  of 
the  Lord's  Supper  had  to  be  held  in  the  church-yards  and 
under  the  shade  of  trees.  The  sturdy  and  devout  Scotch- 
men would  come  with  their  families  from  far  and  near, 
and,  for  many  days  at  a  time,  would  with  great  reverence 
listen  to  sermons  of  three  hours  in  delivery,  "  nor  thought 
the  season  long." 

In  our  own  country  the  Puritans,  perhaps  from  necessity, 
held  many  of  their  religious  services  in  the  open  air,  while 
the  immortal  Whitefield  delivered  most  of  his  sermons  in 
the  streets  and  in  the  fields.  The  early  Methodists  did  the 
same.  One  of  these,  with  fiery  eloquence  and  divine  unction 
preached,  for  many  weeks,  every  Lord's  Day,  in  the  vicinity 
of  Philadelphia,  under  spreading  oak  trees,  using  a  sugar 
hogshead  for  his  pulpit.  By  these  means  thousands  were 
converted  to  God. 

Eev.  William  McDonald,  in  The  Christian  Witness, 
published  an  account  of  the  rise  and  progress  of  camp 
meetings.  It  appears,  from  this  interesting  sketch,  that 
Rev.  James  McGready,  of  Scotch-Irish  descent,  a  native  of 
Pennsylvania,  moved,  with  his  parents,  when  quite  young, 
to  North  Carolina,  and,  while  yet  a  youth,  united  with 
the  Presbyterian  Church.  He  was  sent,  in  the  fall  of  1785, 
to  his  native  State  to  be  educated,  and  at  the  school  which 
finally   became   the   Jefferson  College. 


[NTBODUCTION.  xin 

II.'  wa    lioen      L  to  ]        ■'  .    \         '      1 788.     I- 
until  he  had  been  engaged  in  the  ministi  time 

that  he  Lclusion  that   he  was  without 

an  experimental  knowled  Christ.     M  this    dis- 

covery, besought  (i"<l  with  all  his  heart,  and  in  doing 
found  peace  by  believing,  during  the  admii  a  of  the 

i's  Supper.    B  on  after  this  remarkable 
returned  th  Carolina,     I  thin  him  burned 

hotly,  and    Ins  i  and   pointed    i 

aroused  the  opposition   oi    unconverted    pr<  and 

•  inate  unbelievers.    [I  me  of  UH 

sort"'  wenl  to  his  church,  broke  down  the 
pulpit,  and  left  a  Letter  addressed  t«»  him,  written  in  hi 
requiring  him  to  le  life. 

But,  nothing  daunted  !• 
Sabbath    morning  he  took   his  Btand  in  the  his 

dismantled  church,  and  preached  a  sermon  of 
warning  the  wicked  to  "  flee  from  the  wrati  II 

continued   laboring  here    I  ntil    L796,   when   he 

removed  to  Kentucky,  and  be 
tions,  —  fcfudd  River,  bj 

II      whole  sou]   was  on  for  sinners.     He 

ired  a  pledge  from  his  members  thai  they  would  Bpend 
one  half  hour  ■  •»  ery  Saturday  .  -       ath 

morning  at  Bunrise, in  pleading  with  God  for  i 

II       work  and  the  salvation  oi  '       night    be  ftX] 

ed,  during  the  following  ;  tia  work  commenced 

atthe  Jaspei  B        Church.     In  1799 the  work  Bpread  to 

Buch  an  extent  thai  he  found  it  accessary  to  seek  tl 

ance  of  other  devoted  and  earnest  mil  ival 

Bpread  more  and  more  in  1800.     It  prevail 

region   Of  country  that  it  was  called  the   revival  I 

This  great  awakening  became  largely  catholic  in  spirit,  and 

was  participated  in  by  members  of  various  denominati 


XIV  INTRODUCTION. 

At  this  time  was  held  the  first  real  camp  meeting  ever 
known  in  modern  times.  The  place  was  Jasper  Kiver, 
Logan  County,  Ky.,  during  the  month  of  July,  1800.  The 
circumstances  were  very  simple.  A  family  had  just  arrived 
in  the  County  from  Carolina,  and  were  anxious  to  attend 
one  of  Mr.  McGready's  meetings,  but  could  not  see  their 
way  clear  to  do  so,  because  of  the  distance  and  the  fact  of 
their  being  strangers.  A  female  member  of  the  family 
suggested  that,  as  they  had  encamped  in  their  wagon  on 
their  long  journey,  they  might  do  the  same  while  attend- 
ing the  revival  meetings.  They  consequently,  with  wagon 
and  provisions,  started  for  the  meeting,  camping  near  the 
church. 

This  suggested  to  other  families  the  method  by  which  they 
also  could  attend.  So  at  the  next  meeting  several  other 
families  followed  their  example.  This  simple  arrangement 
suggested  to  Mr.  McGready  the  idea  of  camp  meeting, 
which  he  appointed  at  Jasper  Eiver,  and  announced  that 
the  people  would  be  expected  to  camp  on  the  ground.  They 
did  so,  and  for  shelter  used  their  wagon  covers  and  cloth 
tents. 

The  first  camp  meeting  continued  from  Friday  to  the 
following  Tuesday,  and  resulted  in  the  conversion  of  forty- 
five  souls.  The  people  came  in  crowds,  many  from  a  distance 
of  twenty,  fifty,  and  even  one  hundred  miles. 

This  was  the  origin  of  camp  meetings  in  this  country. 
For  some  reason  they  very  soon  passed  out  of  the  hands 
of  the  Presbyterians,  and  within  a  few  years  have  been 
conducted  by  the  Methodists,  although  the  Baptists  and 
other  denominations  have  occasionally  used  the  same 
method  for  special  summer  services. 

The  early  camp  meetings  of  the  Methodists  were  seasons 
of  marvellous  power.     Father  Boehm  gives  some  account 


[NTBODUCTION.  ay 

of  the  work  in  his  day.    S 

■in   Bhore  Ol   Maryland,  he 

hundred  and  fori  ions  in  oi 

eight  wholly  sanctified.     Another  day  thei  hun- 

dred  and    forty-six  •■    hundred     and 

tnctified.     Peter  Van  K     I  ched 

at    i  :,   and    I  inverted 

and  •  ified  thai  On    Thui 

following  there  h  hundred  and 

and  fifty-five  sanctified.    Tl 
verted  and  nine  hundred  and 

one  camp  lu- 
lu the  1  of  a 
remarkable  revii 

ir  1824, 
fifteen  to  twenty  the 

alone.     This  a-air 

•  ing  held  by  the    \  (     arch,  in  M  C    mty. 

1  >  :  iched  l'\   I.'     ■  A  l 

aecticut,  the  11   I     Spirit  fell  tirst  upon  the  i 
then  upon  th<  ind  sinm 

out  iii  greal  anguish  of  soul      l 
scription,  and  the  of  this  bi  I 

and  ol  iii.'  w<  by  the  ehurc]  LI  denomina- 

tions in  I       S         for  man; 

a  very  significant  fact  that  the  ramp  d  held 

for  the  Bpread  of  Bcriptural  holines  ininently 

successful  in  the  ell  as  in  the 

Banctification  of  beli<  S  and 

uncover  the  carnality  remaining  in  believers,  and  that  pro- 
claim God's  remedy  for  the  removal  of  all 
convict  sinm  rgument  I  if 

the  righteous  scared  hall   the  ungodly 

and  the  Burner  appear 


XVI  INTRODUCTION. 

The  following  pages  will  give  the  reader  some  striking 
illustrations  of  this  statement.  The  origin  of  the  National 
Holiness  Association,  as  also  of  Douglas  Camp  Meeting,  may 
have  been  small  and  insignificant,  but  eternity  alone  can 
tell  the  story  of  what  God  has  wrought  by  these  agencies 
in  quickening  formal  churches,  sanctifying  believers,  and 
converting  sinners.  The  streams  flowing  from  these  foun- 
tains of  holy  influence  have  touched  many  lands,  making 
fertile  the  barren  soil  and  filling  human  spirits  with 
gladness.  The  narrative  is  an  interesting  one,  and  will  be 
read  with  profit  and  delight  long  after  the  present  actors 
on  the  scene  have  passed  from  earth  to  heaven. 

In  the  year  1858,  a  young  man,  of  large  business  prospects, 
impenitent  and  worldly,  was,  through  the  power  of  the 
Holy  Spirit,  converted  to  God.  The  change  was  radical. 
At  once  he  became  an  earnest  worker  in  the  field  of  Chris- 
tian labor.  Business,  family,  pleasure,  and  money  were 
held  as  secondary  to  the  conversion  of  his  friends  and 
neighbors.  He  preached  to  men  in  their  homes,  on  the 
streets,  and  in  the  shops,  beseeching  them  to  turn  from 
sin  and  seek  God.  His  zeal  was  tireless,  his  consecra- 
tion sincere,  and  his  joy  in  the  service  of  his  Master  was 
without  cessation.  And  yet  there  was  unrest  in  his  soul. 
The  discovery  of  lingering  carnality  awakened  great  anx- 
iety and  caused  many  tears  to  flow.  Within  two  months 
after  his  conversion  we  find  him  with  a  deep  hunger  in  his 
soul  after  holiness.  Night  after  night  we  see  him  in 
earnest  conversation  with  his  precious  Christian  mother. 
But  even  she  could  not  help  him  now.  "  George,"  she 
would  say  to  his  passionate  yearnings,  "you  are  seeking 
something  that  you  cannot  hope  to  enjoy  this  side  the 
grave." 

Some  one  —  to  this  day  he  has  not  discovered  who  —  sent 


DTTEODUCTION.  \vu 

him    a  cop;  G 

flowing  tears  he  read   i1  Christian   ex] 

bening  ag 

omebody  has  got  the  experience  I  bo  much 

I  M  this 

mother  and  bod  w<  uld  Bit  until  the  .  .  reading, 

con  vers  in   . 

In  .I  ,:■  ,1870,Mo1 
I  Her  pre  e  in 

her  soul  also  :  and  t 

titer  into  the  Beulah   I.  him.     In  that  m 

Lng  tin-  "eleci   '. 

t*iit  i  BcatiojL     Returni  the  happy  \ 

of  the   |  of  heart  purit] .  now 

and  Lnstrud  the 
In  November  of  the  i  r,  aholin  entionwaa 

held  I,  M 

ent.     I  >  iring  the  i !  Itar 

ing  the  experiei  it  when 

invitation    was   given    to  the 
the   altar  and   •-:<>  through  the    i  'inn.   pei 

sinni  rward  and   »        I 

ml  day,   Nov.    I."-.    1  s7".  after   I ' 
with  his  mother  and  sister,  all  in-  ami 

prayer,  he  wen\  t.»  the  bridge,  from  which  a  fine  view  may 
he  had  of  tin-  l»ay.     Here  the  Little  company  halted,  ami 

time  no  on.'  broke  ti.  I 

were  beginning  to  fall  around  them     1 
I.     king  down  the  b  rd  the    light-house,  with    his 

heart  yearnii  '  he  had  reached 

tli*-  oml  of  all  self  effort      \ 
upon  his  soul.     .Just  thru,  as  the  light-hous 
his  lamp,  and  its  cheering  •  r  tip-  1 


XV111  INTRODUCTION. 

the  great  deep,  trie  light  of  Heaven  fell  upon  the  sonl  of  His 
servant.  Instantly  all  gloom  disappeared ;  the  witness  of 
the  Spirit  came  as  clear  and  unmistakable  to  his  sanctifi- 
cation,  as  it  had  come  to  his  justification.  And  "the 
anointing  abideth  in  him  unto  this  day." 

Such  is  the  story  of  one  that  God  has  used,  and  is  still 
using,  for  the  advancement  of  His  kingdom  in  the  world. 
Douglas  is  only  one  of  many  agencies  set  in  motion  by  this 
man  of  God  who,  u  through  sanctification  of  the  Spirit  and 
belief  of  the  truth,  was  made  meet  for  the  Master's  use, 
and  prepared  unto  every  good  work." 

Edgar  M.  Levy. 


DOUGLAS  CAMP  MEETING. 


(  HAPTER   I. 


DBA  Holy  Ghott,  my  heart  inspire  ; 

•nl  baptise  me  now  with  I 
lot  thy  former  gift!  be  vain  : 
l       noil 
Win 

Fob  several  years  I  haw  felt  thai  a  history  of  this 
I  camp  meeting  should  1m*  written.       For,  though 
this  camp  had  i  eery  small  b  ginning  it  is 
that  it  has  n«>t  been  equalled  in  j  glory  by 

any  ramp  in  N    \  1.     '    id  in  the  same  time. 

It  is  1  fork  and  N  and    rail- 

road, forty-eight  miles  from  B  si  »n,a    I  ;i  miles 

from  Pin  nam.  Conn.      It  is  in  the  State  ol  M  I8£      b  US 
and  is  nut  far  from  the  railroad  station. 

In  the  summer  of  1  875  J.  \V.  <  ,  Evai 

of  the   (  nal  Church,  and  Luther  Wing, 

the  Methodist  Church, held  a  small  cam:  .  the 

other  side  of   t lie   road   from    the    present    camp. 

meeting  was   held  for  the  promotion  <»f  holiness,  and 
the   conversion   of  Binners.      Among   those   that    \\ 
present,  we  may  mention:   Dea.  (-  M.  M   ree  and 


2  DOUGLAS  CAMP  MEETING. 

I.  T.  Johnson,  Evangelist;  Dr.  C.  B.  Robbins,  of  Wor- 
cester ;  Ex-governor  Berry,  of  N.  H.,  a  Methodist  who 
was  in  office  at  the  time  of  the  late  war.  Also  several 
recent  converts  from  the  Catholic  Church  in  Putnam. 
Also,  Deacons  Lovering  and  Carver  of  the  Baptist 
Church,  Putnam  ;  and  Deacon  Stoddard  of  the  Congrega- 
tional Church,  in  Douglas.  Rev.  F.  D.  Blakeslee, 
D.D.,  President  of  the  East  Greenwich  Seminary  (R.I.), 
preached  on  the  sabbath  of  the  camp,  and  Miss  Charlotte 
Holmes,  a  Quakeress,  of  Burrillville,  R.  I.,  also  preached 
at  that  camp  on  the  sabbath.  Her  sermon  was  in  the 
morning  and  made  a  profound  impression.  Dr.  Blakeslee 
carried  the  congregation  by  storm  in  the  afternoon. 

The  social  services  during  the  sabbath  were  con- 
ducted by  Deacon  Morse  and  I.  T.  Johnson,  and  quite  a 
company  were  converted  during  the  day.  The  first  con- 
vert of  the  camp  meeting  was  a  French  Catholic,  named 
Peter  Dion,  who  has  since  become  a  missionary  among 
the  French.  This  conversion  stirred  up  much  opposi- 
tion, which  was  manifest  on  every  side. 

The  following  brethren  were  also  present  and  helped 
in  the  social  and  public  services,  pointing  sinners  to 
Christ,  and  encouraging  believers :  viz.,  Rhoades  Allen, 
Dea.  Wm.  Stone,  Joseph  Cundall,  Deacon  Fenn,  Dea.  T. 
P.  Botham,  Dea.  F.  Lovering,  all  of  Putnam,  and  E.  M. 
Hough  of  East  Douglas. 

God  honored  that  meeting  with  his  gracious  presence. 
There  were  so  many  converted  or  sanctified,  that  there 
was  a  general  desire  that  there  should  be  another  camp 
meeting  held  in  that  vicinity,  next  year,  and  as  Dea. 
Morse  was  a  business  man  of  means,  and  was  such  an 


l:LY     (AMP     MKL1IV  8 

eari.  [red  to  take  the  lead  in  the 

enterprta  Peeling  that  he  might  glorify  God  in  this 
work,  In-  purch  era]  acres  of  land,  and 

era!    buildings,  including  a    dining-halL,  office,  and 
dormitory,  also  a  Dumber  of  ten 

The  camp  meeting  in  1 876,  \\ -as  under  the  1 1   u 

Morse,  I.  T.  Johnson,  and  other  Laborers,  both  lay 
and  clerical.  The  presence  of  the  Lord  was  manifested, 
sinners  were  ified  bj 

power    of    God.      (     .  L<  -    N    '      -.       (  nal 

evangelist   from    I»  ©fc >n,  took  a  irt  in   tl 

early  in  The  meeting  increased  in  favor  with 

1 1    1  and  man.     The  people  in  ail  the  region  round  n 
interested,  and  came  to  the  services.      There  was  n«> 
Tabernacle  at  thai  time,  so  in  rainy  weather, 
were  held  in   the   pavilion   in  front   of  the   office,   in 
the  tents,  and  sometimes  in  the  dining-hall. 

The  sen  ices  were  held  <>n  the  line  oi  santifica- 

ti-ui  tor  believers,  and  true  repentance  and  faith  in  Chi 
for  the  salvation  of  sinn<     .     ■•  i  of  the  Lord 

was  present  to  heal." 

A.l  these  premises  were  owned  by  D       G  If. 

Morse,  who  is  a  mil]  »»\\  uer  and  manufacturer  from  I*ut- 
nam,  Conn.,  where  lie  lives  in  a  Large  mansion,  where 
his  cotton  mills  are  Located,  where  he  earns  tin-  money 
which  he  so  freely  Bpend  I     d  and  Buffering  human- 

ity, and  where  his  Large  family  of  nine  children  have 
been  horn,  who  are  branching  out  in  many  directions. 

Deacon  M  orous  man,  of  medium  stature 

and   of  peaceable   disposition.     He   was  converted 
follows:  — 


4  DOUGLAS   CAMP    MEETING. 

After  he  had  lived  in  sin  about  forty  years,  he 
promised  his  mother  to  read  the  Bible  through  if  she 
would  send  him  one  in  large  print.  While  engaged  in 
reading  his  Bible  he  was  called  to  sit  up  all  night  and 
watch  with  the  dead  body  of  a  neighbor's  child.  At 
the  midnight  hour,  all  alone,  God  met  him  as  he  read 
the  following  stanzas,  which  he  found,  that  night,  in 
that  Bible,  which  his  mother  no  doubt  put  in.  The 
stanzas  are  said  to  have  been  written  by  Mrs.  Phoebe 
Palmer.  As  he  read  them  the  Holy  Spirit  applied  them 
to  his  heart  and   he  burst  into  tears,  and  cried  like  a 

child. 

"  Remember,  love,  who  gave  you  this 
When  other  days  shall  come  — 
When  she  who  had  thy  earliest  kiss 

Sleeps  in  her  narrow  home. 
Remember,  'twas  a  mother  gave 
The  gift  to  one  she'd  die  to  save. 

That  mother  sought  a  pledge  of  love, 

The  holiest  for  her  son; 
And  from  the  gifts  of  God  above 

She  chose  a  godly  one. 
She  chose  for  her  beloved  boy 
The  source  of  life,  and  light,  and  joy. 

And  bade  him  keep  the  gift  —  that  when 

The  parting  hour  should  come, 
They  might  have  hope  to  meet  again, 

In  her  eternal  home. 
She  said  his  faith  in  that  would  be 
Sweet  incense  to  her  memory. 

And  should  the  scoffer  in  his  pride, 

Laugh  that  fond  gift  to  scorn, 
And  bid  him  cast  that  pledge  aside 

That  he  from  youth  had  borne  — 
She  bade  him  pause  and  ask  his  breast 
If  he,  or  she,  had  loved  him  best. 


DEACON     MOKSES    CONVERSION. 

A  J  ber  bod 

•  ii  this  holy  tbi 
Tin*  love  that  would  retaio  the  i 

ling. 
Remember,  't la  ao  i<ll<-  I 
A  mother*!  gift  — 

'I  I       incident  led  to  his  pray  on,< 

for  \  oui 

r  he  had  b  en  soundly  converted,  he  was  d 
convicted   of   inbred   Bin,  and  felt  1   of  ent 

sanctification.     He  could  not  rest  till  he  had 

of  ;i  clean  heart.     This  wonderful  and  com]  I 
salvation  not  only  ei 
his  benei  olenoe.     1  [e  1"     in  to  study   . 
doing  good  t<>  bis  fellow-men. 

I [e  found  a  tru<  llow  laborer  in  I.  T. 

Johnson,  Evan  I  ( rod  has 

in  many  places,  for  i  .Broth 

doic  ound  from  its  beginn 

and  has  a  fine  Oil   the  ground. 

retary  of  imp  meetings  on  this 

ground  was  Stillman  Morse,  a    ■      D  M        .     Then 

\\\  F.  Davis  of   Oxford,  took  this  office  for  a  number 
of  years.     They  both   did   good   servi 
remember   the   early  camp   me<  on   this  ground. 

They  were  small,  but  full  of  power,  and  accomplished 
much   good.      Souls   were   oom  .    including  some 

French  Catholics,  whom  1.  me  efficient 

workers  in  the  cause  of  the  kingdom  of  ( 'hi  i^t ;    and  I 

at  least,  has  become  a  mil  the  Lord  Jee 

Rev.  George  Hugh*  attendant  at  this 


6  DOUGLAS   CAMP  MEETING. 

glorious  camp,  for  Deacon  Morse  was  led  to  seek  entire 
santification  through  reading  "  The  Guide  to  Holiness. " 
God  has  given  Brother  Hughes  much  power  in  preach- 
ing on  this  encampment.  He  is  a  minister  of  the  old- 
fashioned  sort,  whose  faith  in  God  is  full  and  complete, 
and  who  preaches  with  and  by  "  the  Holy  Ghost  sent 
down  from  heaven.  "  I  remember  how  he  preached  one 
year  upon,  "  Blessed  are  they  that  hunger  and  thirst 
after  righteousness,  for  they  shall  be  filled. "  He  was 
caught  away  by  the  Spirit,  and  carried  the  people  with 
him.  He  was  also  an  honored  and  faithful  member  of 
"The  National  Camp  Meeting  Association"  for  a  num- 
ber of  years,  and  is  one  of  the  editors  of  "  The  Guide  to 
Holiness, "  which  is  always  full  of  the  sweetness  of  the 
gospel  of  the  Son  of  God.  For  a  number  of  years  I  had 
charge  of  the  children's  meetings  on  these  grounds,  and 
many  were  converted  to  God.  I.  T.  Johnson  would 
generally  hold,  at  the  stand,  a  large  and  successful 
revival  service  immediately  after  dinner  on  Sunday, 
when  the  masses  were  there.  He  is  a  plain-spoken, 
earnest,  and  successful  worker.  I  must  not  forget  to 
mention  Mrs. Susan  B.Morse, the  mother  of  Deacon  Morse. 
She  was  indeed  the  mother  of  the  camp,  while  her  son  was 
the  father  of  it.  She  had  a  fervent  spirit  of  piety,  and 
and  took  a  great  interest  in  this  camp  and  helped  to 
pay  its  expenses  for  many  of  the  earlier  years.  But 
on  June  17,  1881,  the  Master  called,  and  she  went  from 
the  toils  and  sufferings  of  earth,  to  the  rest  and  joys  of 
heaven.  Her  good  works  were  many,  and  her  memory 
is  blessed.  She  "rests  from  her  labors  and  her  works 
do  follow  her."     She  was  the  worthy  mother  of  a  noble 


I!  IK     RUNNING     STREAM.  , 

whom  -  fed  many  years  before  he  was 

con'.  nd  when  he  was  far  away  from  God.     II   i 

prayers  prevailed,  and  her  h  »tlyrej<  M  -. 

*  I  \I.  M         has  imp 

me<  •  id  otherwise  rendered   i  •  in 

advising  with  her  husband  about  it.     I   mua 

ial  mention  of  the  indispensable  man  of  the  camp, 
William  B.  Stone,  who  for  so  many  pears  has  I 

rer,  has   done  Buch  splendid 
mult ii udes,  and  whose  d 
he  could  maintain  his  temper  under  many  pi 
wonder  thai  so  many  people  <a:  I 

and  other  places  when  they  could  have  b  >th  a  spiril 
and  a  temporal  feast  at  the  sam(  them  I 

must  make  Bpe  i  il  menl  i< m  >vi- 

dence,  and   his  excellent   wif<        1  full    of 

faith  and  the  1  [oly  < ih«>^t  that  v 

them.     The  deacon  died.     1 1  -  a  to 

come  i"  I  >ou{ 

A  Lovely  bI  ream  of  pure  water  \\  Lnda 
through  Douglas  Camp  Ground,  and  the  ;  ■ 
each  side  of  the  b1  ream.     1 1  reminds  us  of  tl 
the  Jordan,  on  a  small  scale.     The  land 
of  the  preacher's  Btand,  so  that  thousand 
sit  in  Bight  within  speaking  distance.     Then  avy 

growth  of  pine  tires  that  make  a  lovelj   shade.     It   is 
beautiful  for  situation,  and  is  already  a  joy  to  all  N 
England. 

Mrs.    N.  J.   Hill  of  Bast   Douglas  attended  the  first 
camp  meeting.     She  walked  from   East   Douglas  to 
Camp  on  a  very  hot   day.      She  and   Luther    Wing    v. 


8  DOUGLAS   CAMP   MEETING. 

the  only  persons  in  town  at  that  time  that  enjoyed  full 
salvation.     She  has  been  a  faithful  attendant  ever  since. 

Dea.  Morse  told  us  that  when  at  Round  Lake 
National  Camp  Meeting  in  1872,  he  met  a  one-armed 
man  in  the  woods ;  he  began  to  preach  to  him  "  Jesus," 
and  wept  over  him.  He  was  converted  and  became  a 
minister,  after  finishing  his  education  at  Drew  Theolog- 
ical Seminary.  Bro.  Tilley  tells  a  similar  experi- 
ence in  Delaware,  where  a  tramp  was  entertained  and 
saved,  and  became  a  local  preacher. 

At  the  first  camp  meeting  on  this  ground,  the  power 
of  God  came  down  so  that,  in  one  of  the  social  meetings 
in  the  men's  pavilion,  everybody  was  saved.  A  French- 
man ran  out  of  the  meeting  and  down  to  the  office. 
Bro.  Morse's  son,  "Stillman,  asked  him  how  the  meet 
ing  was  going.  He  replied,  "  I  stay  till  they  catch  'em 
six.  Then  I  leave."  It  is  thought  that  there  were 
thirty  souls  converted  that  night. 

I  am  glad  to  learn  that  Zaccheus  A.  Ballard  was  at 
the  first  camp  meeting.  He  says  Mr.  Coolidge  was  a 
devout  man,  and  much  concerned  for  the  salvation  of 
souls. 

Mrs.  Amanda  Smith,  who  has  labored  so  many  j^ears 
in  Africa,  was  an  earnest  and  veiy  acceptable  worker 
at  some  of  these  earlier  camp  meetings. 


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CHAPTER  II. 

"Oh  that  the  Comforter  would  come, 

eat, 

But  lix  in  mi    i . 

Ami  kc.|»  possession  ■•■ 
I 
:  Indwell] 

National  i  Ieetinq   a  i    I 

Tin  <  M  hty  influ- 

ence throughout  the  world.     I   have  attended  man; 
them,  and  can   I  i    as   it    has 

been  marvellou  d  at   tl  I 

ional   ( 'amp    M  '  i  n  as    under   the 

charge  of  Rev.  William  W   Do  \is*    Rev.  J    S 

[nskip,  the  President,  was  holding  a   N  .'.    Camp 

Meeting  in  the  West  at  the  Bame  I  ut  each 

other  fraternal  greetings  by  I 
ings,  and  it  was  quite  refreehinj 
from  each  other  in  tli.it  v 

Revs.  W.  M    B       .   I     irh  a   Mui  ger,  J.  A.   H 
.1.  N.  Short,  ( •  i  -:  Gill,  N 

tion      \     i  iation,  were  present        I»  id  many 

other  dear  ministers  i  and  Christian   worl 

in    abundance,    including     R         B  D     J.    Griffin, 

King,  Da  vies,  and  I.  harmony  prevailed. 

Many  were  converted,  reclaimed,  or  fully  sanctified. 


10  DOUGLAS   CAMP   MEETING. 

A  poor  drunkard  was  present,  and  could  hardly  give 
attention  to  the  preaching;  but  Dea.  Morse  knew 
the  man,  and  how  important  it  was  that  he  should  be 
saved.  We  had  a  season  of  prayer,  and  Dea.  Morse 
offered  one  of  his  mighty,  wrestling,  and  prevailing 
prayers,  for  which  he  is  noted.  God  answered  prayer ; 
the  drunkard  was  sobered  and  saved,  and  lived  for 
God  two  years,  and  died  in  the  faith  of  God.  A  large 
tabernacle  had  been  erected,  where  the  services  were 
held  in  rainy  weather,  and  at  other  times. 

There  were  some  wonderful  scenes  of  power  at  this 
National  Meeting.  Indeed,  such  was  the  faith  of  the 
people  in  God,  at  this  camp,  that  no  ordinary  blessing 
could  satisfy  them.  The  preaching  was  kept  fully  on 
the  line  of  "holiness  to  the  Lord."  Surely,  these  were 
among  the  times  that  the  prophet  wrote  about,  when 
"holiness  to  the  Lord"  should  ube  upon  the  bells  of 
the  horses,  and  the  pots  in  the  Lord's  house "  should 
"  be  like  the  bowls  before  the  altar.  Yea,  every  pot  in 
Jerusalem  and  in  Judah  shall  be  holiness  unto  the  Lord 
of  hosts." 

Indeed,  so  fully  did  the  distinction  between  regenera- 
tion and  entire  sanctification  prevail  among  the  people, 
that  one  of  the  boys  that  had  been  converted  in  the  chil- 
dren's meeting,  when  giving  his  testimony  a  few  days 
after,  said,  "  I  know  I  have  been  converted,  but  I  have 
not  that  other  blessing." 

He  knew  he  was  not  wholly  sanctified,  as  the  people 
were  around  him.  And  so  did  many  more,  who  could 
not  rest  till  they  obtained  that  great  boon  of  heaven. 
Christians    of    all  churches    entered   into   this   blessed 


two    MIGHTY    MEN.  11 

nd  went  hon  I  of  the  wonderful  Btory  of 

.(I  His  perfect  and  wonderful  lo 
:  his  camp  meeting  the   N  A 

forthe  Promotion  i  i  I  (olinec  .Rev.  Win. 

McDonald    was   elected    pi  .    and    Bros.    Pi 

Mii:  _     .  Stratton,  I  I    Hey,  and  Malcolm    v. 

lidente. 
B     .    MP  nald   has   had   charge   of  nearly  all    the 
camp  meetu  I  i  that  time.     1  [e  was  also 

vice-president  of  tin- National  Asa     iationfor  tl 
motion  of  Holiness,  of  which  Rev.  •'.  S.  [nskip  was  the 
honored  president.     These  two  mighty  n  G 

travelled  at  Lessl  .  and  held  Borne 

of  the  most  glorious  camp  meetings  that  mort 
attended.     Glorious  men,  each  of  them,  but  very  differ- 
cut  in  their  tempenu 

John  S.   [nskip  jive  and  fiery:  Wm.   M 

Donald  was  more  conservative  and  sober.     The  one  ■■ 
the  engine,  the  other  was  tin-  balance-wheel,   and   one 

Was  just  ;i^  essentia]  as  the  other.       Indeed,  it   is  hard    t<» 

how  one  of  them  could  have  succeeded  without  the 

other. 

The  New  England  Association  did  much  good, 
held  a  Dumber  «>t"  good  camp  meel  R     .  •'    A. 

Wood  was  a  \ ery  efficient  member,  and  has  been  made  a 
ig  by  his  able  sermons  and  \  igorous  exhorta- 
tions and  line  discriminations.     M   I1         I  and   Wood 
maki  d,  Bteady,and  vigorous  pair, and  were  alw 

reliable  and  ready  for  any  emergency. 
The  camp  meeting  ^i  lsv"  at   Douglas  - 
great   power.     Bro.  McDonald  was  away,  and  l; 


12  DOUGLAS   CAMP   MEETING. 

G.  Pratt  of  Maine,  a  wonderful  man  of  God,  was  to 
take  charge  of  this  meeting,  but  illness  kept  him  away. 
So  Dea.  Morse  led  the  camp  meeting  in  a  very 
successful  and  acceptable  maimer.  The  influence  of  the 
last  year's  meeting  had  gone  out  far  and  wide,  and  the 
people  came  in  great  numbers.  Other  buildings  had 
been  erected  for  the  increasing  crowds  ;  still  it  was  hard 
to  accommodate  them  all. 

The  burden  was  upon  my  heart  for  the  children. 
Meetings  were  appointed,  and  the  seal  of  heaven  was 
upon  these  meetings  from  the  beginning.  The  last  ser- 
vice among  the  children  was  marvellous  in  the  eyes  of 
angels  and  of  men.  At  this  time  John  S.  Inskip,  Wm. 
McDonald,  and  J.  A.  Wood  were  on  their  way  round 
the  world. 

After  Rev.  G.  Hughes'  wonderful  sermon,  Mrs.  Clark 
of  New  York  was  overwhelmed  with  the  power  of  God, 
and  fell  at  the  altar  before  the  Lord,  and  many  felt  the 
shock  of  divine  power.  The  altar  service  continued 
till  eleven  p.m.  It  was  a  glorious  time.  The  last 
meeting  of  the  camp  was  in  the  line  of  assimilation  with 
the  image  of  God.  We  were  crying  out  to  God  for  the 
image  of  Christ  to  be  stamped  upon  us.  Many  received 
the  answer  to  their  prayers.  The  glory  of  God  covered 
the  camp.  Thus  closed  the  heavenly  camp  meeting  of 
1880.  There  was  an  excellent  set  of  sermons  preached 
at  this  camp  meeting,  and  they  were  a  great  blessing  to 
the  people. 

The  camp  meeting  of  1881  commenced  Aug.  2. 
Much  prayer  had  been  offered  concerning  this  camp 
meeting,  and  the  power   of    God  was    there    from    the 


REV,     John     ALLEN. 

[lev.  Win.  McDonald  was  in  charge,  and 
opened  the  first  with   a  discourse   upon    *•': 

Baptism  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  the 

people  flocked  to  the  altar.  It  was  ■  time  of  great 
humiliation  before  the  Lord,  and  was  a  good  preparation 
for   the  imp   meetinj  '■'.    '. . 

Simmons,  W      ;.  S     i  b,  ( -  ,  Dr.  Si        .  the 

writer,  and    many  othei  sent,   including    1»:. 

Chai  lis  of    Boston.     The  sermons  were  full  of 

holy  power  and  heavenlj  unction. 

.  John   Allen    of   Farmington,   Me.,    was   called 
u Camp    M  \        .  .  •    ■ 

I  [e  \\  as  filled  with  I       S        t,  and  mad. 
to  the  people.     He  was  present  at  (  op  meeting 

here  until  God  called  him  to  bis  eternal  reward.  He 
was  quite  a  preacher  when  the  Spirit  was  upon  him,  and 
preached  with  great  acceptance.  He  died  in  his  ninety- 
third  year,  Aug.  80,  1  vs7.  on  tl  imp 
.ml.  Me.,  tli<'  d  r  he  preached  there;  and 
.  at  once  to  work  and  In  •  ."  R  lien 
was  an  excellent  man  of  God.  He  attended  three  hun- 
dred and  >c\  enty-four  camp  n 

Missi  -  (    ssie  and    !         -  Pawtucket,  R.I., 

were  efficient  workers  at  this  meeting)  B  ,  Alderman 
of  Hyde  Park,  Mass.,  had  charge  of  several  servi 

l'm-fcct  harmony  prevailed,  and  the  tide  of  salvation 
rose  higher  and  higher,  until   Jordan  <y\ 
banks.     All  classes  rushed  to  the  altar  as  soon  as  they 
were  invited;  and  some  i)(  the  quiet  people,  who  1 
a  great  propriety,  v.  1  by  the 

Spirit,  that  they  would  fall  down  before  the  Loidat  the. 
altar:   others  shouted  for  joy. 


14  DOUGLAS    CAMP   MEETING. 

The  Sunday  morning  love  feast  almost  excelled 
everything  we  had  ever  had  at  even  a  National  camp 
meeting.  Two  hundred  testified  for  God  in  eighty 
minutes,  and  the  testimonies  were  clear  and  strong,  and 
very  definite.  One  hundred  witnessed  for  Christ  by 
rising,  that  had  no  time  to  speak.  God  was  there  in 
great  power. 

Dr.  Charles  Cullis  of  Boston  preached  an  excellent 
sermon  after  the  love  feast,  from  John  2:  7.  Many 
were  blessed  of  God  under  the  word. 

Mrs.  W.  McDonald  held  some  precious  mother's 
meetings,  and  Mrs.  J.  A.  Wood  held  a  series  of  meet- 
ings for  young  ladies.  Mrs.  Dr.  Levy  led  the  children's 
meetings. 

In  these  days  of  power  it  was  very  common  for  a 
little  group,  here  and  there,  to  go  up  the  side  of  the  hill 
or  down  in  some  valley,  and  hold  a  prayer  meeting  for  a 
special  blessing  upon  the  services.  How  many  times  I 
have  known  Bros.  Griffin  and  Thomas  to  do  so  !  Who 
can  tell  the  power  of  united  and  believing  prayer?  I 
hope  this  custom  will  be  kept  up,  for  the  good  of 
those  who  pray,  as  well  as  of  those  that  they  pray  for. 

As  Bros.  McDonald  and  Wood  had  returned  from 
India,  and  had  seen  William  Taylor's  missions,  and  as 
the  missionary  fire  always  burned  at  this  camp,  a  sub- 
scription was  taken  of  $114  for  the  Taylor  missions. 
These  missions  in  India,  with  those  of  Dr.  William 
Butler,  have  become  so  very  prosperous  that  there  are 
now  three  annual  conferences  of  the  Methodist  Episco- 
pal Church  in  India.  This  camp  meeting  closed  in  a 
blessed  manner,  and  the  people  wrere  determined  to 
come  again. 


INI:I:U>  SAILED.  15 

[NO   OF     I 

With  such  r  wonder  thai 

the  rumor  went  out,  and  th< 

:i  to  come  to  this  camp,  and  i!  band  at 

the  earl}   part  of  1  •  but 

for  God  an  I  >n. 

A.   larger   1  ted   by    Dea, 

M   :  -•  .  .  :id  hundi 

li;i<l  been  \  R         •'•   A. 

Wood  ;i!i<l  W         i  M   I  n  the  fii si 

big,  and  '1  upon  tin' 

E  an  hour,  and  a  I 

past  ten  o'clock  at  night  ed 

-  full 
of    point  I  '1    sin    v  on 

de,  and    tli.-  | 

heal.     S  Bin  abound*  <li<i  much 

nnue  aboun  I. "      K    v.  ( i.    1 1::jl  v.  ith 

much  powei  I  Dr.  Levy,     Rev.  B.  W*.  ( r<  irham 

mI  preached  three  times,  with  the  unction 
from  the  Holy  One.  Dr.  W.  F.  Mallalieu,  now  ;l 
bishop,  preached  od  ••11'  I 

peoj  moved  and  melted  under  the  w      Is     Rev. 

1 '..  A    W  hed  a  p  i<  >n. 

11--    and    his    wife  and    four    children    have    since    then 
spent  more  than  fiv<  in  Bishop  Tayl< 

in   A        .      W  !•  n    Borne   one    told    I  p    that 

.  Withej  !   i  o  much  foi  mop 

said,   "That  will    help  to  make  up   for  those  who  do 
not  pray  enough.'1     Bro,  Withey  is  presiding  eldei 
the  Angola  District 


16  DOUGLAS   CAMP  MEETING. 

Rev.  John  Parker  of  New  York  has  attended  all  the 
camp  meetings  from  the  "beginning,  except  the  last, 
and  is  always  a  joy  and  delight.  He  is  so  fnll  of 
heavenly  sunshine  that  everybody  is  glad  to  see  him; 
and  although  he  only  stays  a  few  days,  he  is  called  on 
once  or  twice  to  edify  and  bless  the  people  by  his  lumi- 
nous and  instructive  sermons  and  his  heavenly  songs. 
His  social  qualities  are  very  attractive. 

Rev.  J.  S.  Inskip  made  his  only  visit  to  this  ground 
on  the  last  three  days  of  this  meeting.  He  was  in 
excellent  health  and  spirits,  and  preached  as  only  he 
could  preach  when  the  Holy  Ghost  rested  upon  him. 
He  was  pre-eminently  a  man  of  God,  full  of  faith  and 
of  the  Holy  Ghost.  He  too  has  joined  the  blood- 
washed.  He  died  at  Ocean  Grove,  N.J.,  March  7, 
1884.  His  last  song  was,  "The  Sweet  By  and  By." 
Just  before  he  died,  with  a  face  beaming  with  celestial 
light,  he  shouted,  "  Victory  !  triumph  !  triumph ! " 
These  were  his  last  words.     Blessed  man  of  God  ! 

Rev.  David  Updegraff  of  Ohio  preached  a  blessed 
sermon  on  Sabbath  afternoon.  Bros.  McDonald, 
Wood,  Short,  Bray,  King,  Alderman,  and  others 
preached  at  this  camp  meeting  with  divine  energy. 
The  Sabbath  love  feasts  were,  as  usual,  seasons  of 
power.  As  many  as  four  testimonies  were  given  in  a 
minute.  They  were  such  clear-cut  testimonies  that 
they  sparkled  like  diamonds.  Many  wondered  where 
so  many  precious  gems  came  from.  Many  of  them 
since  then  have  gone  to  their  heavenly  rest.  I  must 
not  forget  to  mention  another  true  yoke-fellow,  who 
for  many   years  has  taken   charge  of   the    office  work 


THE    HOLY.   GHOST    AND   ORTHODOXY.  IT 

and  had  a  general  oversight  of  the  temporalities  of 
the  camp  m  . — Jam.-  B.  Bo  II     is  a  man 

oi  solid  physical  proportions,  of  a  genial  temper,  good 
judgment,   Long-suffering    patience,  and   g  lur- 

ance,  who  has  endeared  himself  to  all  the  people 
and  La  an  ind  le  man. 

Camf   Meeting   01    lv^ 

This  blessed   ••amp   meeting    comm 
with  an  informal  service  in  the  evening.     Mr.,  u 
waiting  before  the   Lord   for  the  manifestation  of  the 
divine  presence,  and  tl  not   disappointed.     It 

\  %  meeting  of  unusual  power.     The  promise      I 
forter  was  in  the  midst,  and  the  camp  m<  ent 

on  with   great    power    from    day    I  Rev.   W. 

y  and   I  )i .   I  taniel  Steele  |  i  v  lay. 

.    G.    \V.    IfeD  >nald  of    W 1st   i  k,    N  !'-..   J.    A. 

W       i.  and  D.  J.  Griffin  preached  on  Thursday.     R 
J.  \.  Short,  B.  1".  J     .  and  J.  M.  Leon  ird  ]         bed  on 

Friday.        R    .  .     <  . .     E.     1  .    Dl  .    ES.     M .    i  .     and 

(i.  1:  preached  on  Saturday.    Sunday 

day,  as  usual.     Th(  i  glorious  h  I  in  the 

mon  ter  which    Rev.    W.   McDonald   pn 

R   ..  John  Parker  preached  al  B.  W. 

Gorham  in  the  evening.  God  enabled  each  of  them 
to  preach  in  the  1 1  I  was  done. 

About  five  thousand  persona  were  in  attendance,  and 
positive  results  were  achieved  in  the  salvation  of  sinners 
and  the  sanctincation  of  beli 

Dr.  Dani     S      le  preached  his  remarkable  sermon  on 
u  The  Holy  Ghost  the  ( ionservatorof  (  taihodoxy,"  which 


18  DOUGLAS   CAMP   MEETING. 

was  edifying  in  a  high  degree.  Many  Baptist  breth- 
ren from  New  Brunswick  were  among  the  earnest 
seekers.  Rev.  H.  d.  McBride  and  wife  were  made  a 
great  blessing.  Rev.  G.  Hughes  and  wife  and  son 
were  blessed  and  made  a  blessing. 

The  tide  of  salvation  rose  higher  and  higher  from 
day  to  day,  till  it  reached  a  higher  point  than  ever 
before  at  Douglas.  There  were  twenty-six  sermons 
preached  by  twenty  ministers,  including  Rev.  A.  E. 
Withey.  Six  of  them  preached  twice.  Bro.  I.  T. 
Johnson  conducted  a  number  of  noon  and  6  P.M. 
meetings,  and  God  made  them  a  great  blessing.  The 
death  of  Dr.  Palmer  of  New  York  was  the  topic  of 
one  service.  He  was  a  man  of  God,  full  of  faith  and 
of  the  Holy  Ghost.  Two  hundred  testimonies  were 
given  at  the  second  love  feast.  They  were  as  rich 
as  if  sent  from  the  skies.  Dea.  Morse  was  all 
ablaze  with  divine  glory.  God  helps  him  because  lie 
keeps  his  commandments ;  out  of  a  million  dollar's 
worth  of  property  under  his  care,  he  will  not  allow 
repairs  to  be  made  on  the  Sabbath.  Nearly  $800 
were  raised  for  missions.  Rev.  B.  S.  Taylor,  then  of 
Vermont,  was  made  a  great  blessing. 


CHAPTER   III. 

"Win!.'    bi  1  lie  Indubitable 

That  ascertain!  the  kin<_:<i« >m  mi: 
That  powerful  stamp  I  l"iiur  t<>  feel,  — 

The  lignatore  <>f  lore  «ii\ in.-: 
< >h.  shed  it  in  my  head  abi 
Fnlnnss  of  love,  <»f  hearon,  <-i  God!*1 

l'l  \     \\  !■    Ink    Pl<   li   l:l  B. 

Rev.  W'ili.i.wi  .M-  I U  )jn  lld,  so  mai 
dent  of  this  meeting,  is  also  tl  lent  of  1  nal 

Camp  Meeting  A  ,  since  the  death  oi   •'.  S.  En- 

skip.     He  i>  one  of  the  edit 

in  connection  with  Revs.  J.  Gill  and  G.  A.  M  Langhlin. 
He  is  well  beloved  by  thousands  all  over  the  nation. 
1 1.'  is  now  j  and  i>  ripening  for 

eternal  glory,  but  still  wields  his  pen  with  great  po* 

Rev.  Joshua  (Jill  lias  had  charge  of  the  book  stand 
it    Douglas    for   many  i^    one    of    the    most 

Laborious  and  successful  business  managers  in  all   \ 

/.and,  an  incish  ■  preacher,  an  ei 

lent  singer,  and  one  of  the  Leading  authors  of  that 
unequal  ok  called  wSonj  and  Glad- 

ness,*1 which  has  already  had  a  sale  of  three  hundred 
fifty-live  thousand  coj 

Rev.    J.    A.    Wood    has    done    excellent    servii 

Douglas    for    many   years.      He    is    the    author  of    that 

[19] 


MISSIONARY     III:  i:.  21 

blessed  book  called  "  P<    I    I    Love,"  and  its  companion 
book  called  ••Purity  and  Maturity." 

Bishop  W.  Taylor   has   been  m 
at  Douglas  for  a  numb  His  preaching  if 

plain  and  practical,  and  iptural,  and  his  spirit  is 

genial,  and  his  faith  in  (i<>d  and  man  ><»  Btrong  and 
Bteady,  that  it  is  an  inspiration  to  be  in  his  company. 
I  [e  has  jusl   returned  from  his  i  !  tour  ii 

and  is  in  vigorous  health.     Thousands  of  dollars  I 
been  oolle  D      das  for  his  mission  work.     This 

Leads    as  to   notice    more    fully    that    the    missionary 
fire  burns  at  D 

Indeed,  this  may  be  called  a  missionary  camp  meeting; 
for  many  ha\  eb  '  mission  field  on 

these  grounds.     Among  the  glad  t<>  mention 

Rev.  Amos  E.  Withey  and  n  :  ,and  four  lovely  children 
who  were  often  at  this  camp.     I  e  among  the  first 

company  that  went  out  I      \  in  1885,  under  Bishop 

Tayl<»r,  and  have  done  such  lit  work  in  vari 

parts  of  the  pro  vinci  La.     A.   I  the  children,  that 

many  were  Bure  would  die,  have  s1 1  the  climate  b  I 

than  the  adults,  and  ran  speak  several  languages,  and 
are  making  excellent  mis  I     i  oldest  daughl 

died  iu  Africa.     1    ball  never  forget  the  time  when  M 
Effie  Brannen  oi  B  I  it  her  duty  to  go  to 

She  had  a  mighty  conflict  with  self  and  Satan.     S 
knew  her  parents  would  oppose,  but  ( )hrist  .  and  she 

could  uot  refuse.  When  Bhe  gave  up  all,  the  fire  of  (i<>d 
flamed  through  ber  whole  body,  soul,  and  spirit.  Her 
very  countenance  was  all  aglow  with  the  di  >ry. 

We  Bubscribed  money  to  send  her  to  an  academy,  but  the 
committee  at   New  York  said.  "Send  her  onj  she  will 


22  DOUGLAS   CAMP   MEETING. 

learn  in  Africa."  The  Mariner's  Bethel  Church  of  East 
Boston,  of  which  Dr.  L.  B.  Bates  is  pastor,  and  of  which 
she  was  a  member,  gave  Miss  Brannen  an  excellent 
outfit.  She  sailed  from  New  York  and  reached  Africa 
in  due  season,  and  did  good  service  for  God.  She  be- 
came the  wife  of  W.  P.  Dodson,  one  of  Taylor's  best 
missionaries.  But  her  health  failed  and  God  called  her 
home.  She  wears  a  martyr's  crown  in  glory,  and  is  far 
better  off  with  her  body  in  Africa  and  her  soul  in 
paradise,  than  though  she  had  returned  from  Africa. 
Bro.  Dodson  would  not  leave  his  post  of  duty. 
Heaven  will  afford  a  grand  reunion  and  a  glorious 
coronation. 

Seasons  of  Spiritual  Power  at  Douglas. 

I  have  seen  many  altar  services  at  Douglas  that  were 
most  glorious,  that  would  run  on  hour  after  hour,  so 
that  it  was  almost  impossible  to  close  them. 

"  Heaven  came  down  our  souls  to  greet, 
And  glory  crowned  the  mercy  seat." 

We  had  an  ever  memorable  altar  service  at  the  stand 
one  night  after  Rev.  G.  Hughes  had  preached  upon  the 
spirit  of  martyrdom  for  Christ.  The  Spirit  came  down 
in  such  power  that  many  fell  before  the  Lord.  Mrs. 
Clarke,  evangelist  from  New  York,  was  overpowered, 
and  fell  into  the  straw  declaring  she  would  be  a  martyr 
for  the  Holy  Ghost.  Many  were  filled  with  the  Spirit. 
Others  were  transformed  into  the  divine  likeness. 

Many  a  time  Bros.  Griffin  and    Thomas  and  others 


•I"    POWER. 

would  go  into  the  woods  and  wail  bei  I,  hour  after 

hour,  in  united  earnest  prayer,  and  simple,  childlike  faith. 
At    other  times  D<  i    would  have   the   burden 

of  prayer  upon  him,  and  would  take  hold  of  ( 
faith,  till  the  heavens  gave  way.     Tl 
moved  in  the  same  bl< — d  ? 
S » > 1 1 1 1 *  of  th<  >na  of  j  ov«  er  h •  r  the  din- 

ball,  when,  as  we  left  the   hall,  some  one 
i(»  Bing,  ami  th<-  people  gathered   round.     1 

of    God    Would    fall    Uj.<»n    US. 

and    others   would    pray. 

com.'  forward  for  praj  i  ind  ( 'hi  i    .    S 

a  fully  baptized  man  or  woman  would  go  on  the  hill 

Dear  tin*  hall  and  begin  to  preach.     Sinners  and 

would   gather,   and   eternal   Lr""d   I 

won    :  d    from    BOul    to   BOul,    until    many    I 

power   and    tin-  S  »me  times    tl. 

power  would  ho  at   tin-   Btation,  when   the   dear  ones 

were  going  away,  who  I   full  of    faith    and    tiif 

that  they  could  not  contain.     The  paj  on    the 

train  were   amaz<  d,  and    many  pas 

victed  while  these  baptizi  -  telling 

their  experience   as   the   train    moved  on.     Sometimes 

there  were  shouts  of   \i<t<>iy. 

1  '■  I  (     \  MP    Mm   i  i\«.    i>    In  i-i  \..m;\  \  dONAI* 

D<    .     M      e   and    his    devoted    mother    and    d 
more  were    Baptists,  including   Dr.   Levj    oi    Phili 
phia ;    Bros.    M   D  as   I,   Gill,   and   a   hos<    of    oth< 
Methodists;  but  they  all  feel  ]  at  home 

Douglas.     Indeed,  they  are  bo  baptized  into  one  Spirit 


24  DOUGLAS  CAMP  MEETING. 

that  you  cannot  tell  one  from  the  other.  They  all 
beautifully  blend  like  the  colors  of  the  rainbow,  and  all 
shine  in  the  white  light  of  the  Sun  of  Righteousness. 
Many  successful  Christian  workers  have  been  raised 
up  or  helped  at  this  camp  meeting.  Besides  I.  T. 
Johnson,  of  whom  I  have  spoken,  I  may  mention  the 
two  Davis  boys  from  Oxford,  who  from  a  small  begin- 
ning have  made  good  ministers  of  the  Lord  Jesus. 
Also  F.  B.  Thomas,  who  has  become  quite  a  successful 
evangelist,  and  who,  by  the  aid  of  Dea.  Morse  and  others, 
went  with  his  family  to  New  Zealand,  and  preached 
the  glorious  gospel  in  those  ends  of  the  earth.  He 
and  his  family  suffered  much  during  the  seventeen 
thousand  mile  voyage.  But  the  Lord  delivered  them, 
and  gave  them  the  victory  again  and  again,  both  on 
the  land  and  on  the  sea.  Bro.  Thomas  is  still  in  the 
harvest  field  working  with  power. 

The  Influence  of  this  Camp  Meeting 

Has  already  been  felt  in  the  ends  of  the  earth,  as  we 
have  already  shown.  It  has  also  had  a  great  influence 
upon  the  cities  and  towns  of  this  vicinity.  Hundreds 
have  been  converted,  and  I  trust  as  many  have  been 
fully  sanctified.  "  Holiness  to  the  Lord "  has  been 
constantly  on  the  banner  and  in  the  sermons  and  in 
the  songs,  until  this  whole  region  has  felt  the  power. 
The  people  in  this  section  are  delighted  to  listen  to 
the  preaching  of  those  excellent  ministers  that  this 
camp  meeting  brings  together.  Miss  Lizzie  O.  Smith 
of  Willimantic,  Conn.,  has  been  made  a  blessing  to  the 
camp,  and  the  camp  has  been  made  a  blessing  to  her. 
Her  book  has  been  read  with  interest  and  profit. 


GOD   A2TSWZB8    I'kAYKi:. 

No  Sim:<  ri.AiiM.v  at  Douglas  Camp   Meeting. 

Ajb  Dea.  Morse  has  owned  all  the  real  estate  an  I 
Bona!  property  u(  this  camp  meeting,  I  no 

illation   in   i  The   people   go   to    wor- 

ship God,  and  build  each  other  up  in  holiness.     They 
make  this  their  great  business.      I  i  hauled 

nid   from    the  station    I 
M     §e   has  held  his 

of  the  camp,  ami  has  paid  out  hundreds  of  dollai 
not  thousands,  from  his  own  pocket,  for  this  puxj 
No  wonder  that  the  God  is  on  this  \\ : 

institution  ! 

1 1         M  harity    for  all.     T  •      Lord    has 

•lit  him    not    to   despise   any   man.     li 
know   how  to  do  with  all  .  and  knows  ho* 

utilize  the  peculiar]  the  various  workei 

to    make    the    most    of    them    all.     I''.'.    M   rse    lay 
at    the   point  of    death   some  at    Pitman 

Grove,    N.J.,   when    Bros.    W        f  and    Griffin    cam.' 
to  my  room,  and  we  off  ."  and 

1 1    1  raised  him  up.     W  I  bat   we  could  n<  I 

him  up ;  that  his  work  i 

I  he  told  me  that  his  bou]  ei  rid. 

He  passed  into  eternity's  dawn,  but  God  Bpared  him 
his   large   family,    and   to   the    church.      Dea.   M 
had  charge  of  the   Silver  Lake   Camp   Meetu    .   \    .. 
this  summer.     By  the  manifestation  of  perfect  Love  and 
Christian   benevolence,   he  ed    himself    to    all. 

Many  were  in  tears  when  he  departed.     He  wept  him- 
self.     Long  may  his  life  be  spared  ! 


26  DOUGLAS   CAMP  MEETING. 

Doctrines  Taught  at  Douglas  Camp  Meeting. 

The  leaders  of  this  meeting  believe  the  teachings 
of  the  Bible,  in  relation  to  human  depravity,  that  all 
men  are  born  in  sin,  and  shapen  in  iniquity.  That 
"the  heart  is,"  by  nature,  "deceitful  above  all  things, 
and  desperately  wicked " ;  and  that  after  a  man  is 
truly  regenerated  by  the  Holy  Ghost,  still  he  has  the 
remains  of  this  depravity  in  him,  and  that  it  mani- 
fests itself  in  many  ways,  and  tends  to  weaken  his 
faith,  damp  the  ardor  of  his  love,  becloud  his  spiritual 
vision,  hinder  his  usefulness,  and  mar  the  peace  of  his 
soul.  It  manifests  itself  in  pride ;  in  self-will,  often 
giving  him  a  will  contrary  to  the  divine  will,  leading 
him  to  do  something  that  is  pleasing  to  nature  that  is 
not  pleasing  to  God. 

They  have  found,  b}~  experience,  that  these  evils  of  the 
heart  are  not  to  be  extracted  by  growth  in  grace.  Yea, 
this  depravity  hinders  the  growth  in  grace.  They  teach, 
also,  that  soon  after  a  man  is  truly  converted,  by 
proper  instruction  he  may  be  led  on  to  entire  sanctifi- 
cation,  or  perfect  love,  and  then  go  on  his  way  rejoicing 
in  perfect  victory  over  the  world,  the  flesh,  and  the 
devil ;  that  amid  all  the  trials  of  life  he  can  walk  and 
talk  with  God  continually. 

They  teach  that  it  is  dangerous  to  live  in  any 
state  below  that  of  perfect  love,  for  to  refuse  to  be 
fully  saved,  when  God  commands  it,  is  to  forfeit  even 
our  assurance  of  our  peace  with  God.  They  believe 
that  all  true  Christians  may  have  the  blessed  experience 
referred  to  by  the  poets  :  — 


FROM    GLORV    TO   GLORY. 

Speak  the  second  time,  "  1 1 
Tak 

dock  rem 

•  it  out  !■• 

i  sin, 
Ami  fully  eel  my  spirit  I 
I  ill  pure  within,  — 

Till  I  am  wh 

I     irefore  they  think  it  best  to  have  camp  meet 
and   conventions  rhich    this    wond  tion 

shall  be  kej  mt!y  before  the  minds  of  I 

.  and  they   I  1   to  pn  r    it. 

This  is  the  \  ei  y  design 

and  it   ;  that  this  camp  would  never  1 

existed  btained  this 

in  his  own  soul. 

They  believe,  that  after  you  are  fully  sanctified  you 

can  still  go  on  ection  ;  that 

in  this  woi  Id  we  ma  '  ...  [pom  glory  to 

glory,  even  as  by  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord'9;  that  while  our 

touch  the  •  in  beaven  and 

our  treasures  tl.  In  this  way  we  may  tl. 

glorify  God  and  benefit  our  fellow  men. 

y  believe   and    teach    that   we   ma]  from 

this    ful  to  glory  in   it, 

and  continue  in  this  glorying  until  (i<»d  calls  them  to 

His  ting  kingdom.     They  contend  for  tl.- 

rty  expri  :  — 

Oh,  come  and  dwell  in  me, 
it  r»t"  power  within, 

A    .1  lninu  the  glorious  liberty 

and  tin] 


28  DOUGLAS    CAMP    MEETING. 

The  seed  of  sin's  disease, 

Spirit  of  health,  remove  — 
Spirit  of  finish' d  holiness, 

Spirit  of  perfect  love. 

Hasten  the  joyful  day 

Which  shall  my  sins  consume, 
When  old  things  shall  be  done  away 

And  all  things  new  become. 

I  want  the  witness,  Lord, 

That  all  I  do  is  right, 
According  to  Thy  will  and  Word, 

Well  pleasing  in  Thy  sight. 

I  ask  no  higher  state ; 

Indulge  me  but  in  this, 
And  soon  or  later,  then  translate 

To  Thy  eternal  bliss. 

And  again  they  sing,  — 

Breathe,  oh,  breathe  Thy  loving  Spirit 

Into  every  troubled  breast! 
Let  us  all  in  Thee  inherit, 
Let  us  find  that  second  rest. 

Take  away  our  bent  to  sinning, 

Alpha  and  Omega  be; 
End  of  faith,  as  the  beginning, 

Set  our  hearts  at  liberty. 

They  also  cry  out  for  the  perfect   love  of   God  as 
expressed  by  the  poet :  — 

The  thing  my  God  doth  hate, 

That  I  no  more  may  do ; 
Thy  creature,  Lord,  again  create, 

And  all  my  soul  renew : 

My  soul  shall  then,  like  Thine, 

Abhor  the  thing  unclean, 
And,  sanctified  by  love  divine, 

Forever  cease  from  sin. 


CRYING    OUT   TO   GOD. 

That  blessed  law  of  Thine, 

.!.  -  imparl : 

The  Spirit'!  law  of  life  divil 

Oli,  write  it  <-n  my  heart ! 

Implant  it  deep  within, 
Whence  it  may  nefei  remote,  — 

The  law  of  liberty  from  >in. 
The  perfect  law  of 

Thy  nature  1»<>  my  law.  — 

Thy  tpol  'ity: 

And  sweetly  every  moment  d 

My  1 1 : 1 1  - 1  •  >  rhee. 

•  ui.  remain ! 
all  fulfil, 
In  in.-.  <  >  Lord,  fulfil  again 
Thy  Heavenly  Father's  will. 

They  are  crying  oul  to  (i"<l  for  th<  rhich  the 

Bible  teaches  and  the  p<x  rth  :  — 

Lord,  1  believe  ■  reel  remaini 
i  •  ill  Thy  people  known ; 

bere  pure  enjoyment  rel  g 

And  Thou  art  loved  ah>n.-: 

it  «  here  all  our  souls1  «!• 
■  I  on  thin 

Win  !<1  sin  and  ire, 

< >h  that  I  dow  the  I  know, 

and  enter  in! 
\"\\  ,Sei  lour,  now  the  power  bt  it 
And  let  i  I  rom  sin. 

Remove  this  hardness  from  my  hi 
This  onbelief  remove; 

To  me  the  ritfa  impart, — 

The  Sabbath  of  Thy  U 


30  DOUGLAS   CAMP   MEETING. 

to  And  when  they  have  attained  that  perfect  love  and 
glorious  liberty  and  heavenly  rest,  they  go  on  singing, 
each  one  for  themselves,  — 

I  have  entered  the  valley  of  blessing  so  sweet, 

And  Jesus  abides  with  me  there; 
And  His  Spirit  and  blood  make  my  cleansing  complete, 

And  His  perfect  love  casteth  out  fear. 

There  is  peace  in  the  valley  of  blessing  so  sweet, 

And  plenty  the  land  doth  impart, 
And  there  is  rest  for  the  weary,  worn  travellers'  feet, 

And  joy  for  the  sorrowing  heart. 

There  is  love  in  the  valley  of  blessing  so  sweet, 
Such  as  none  but  His  bloodwashed   may  feel, 

When  heaven  comes  down,  redeemed  spirits  to  greet, 
And  Christ  sets  His  covenant  seat. 

Some  people  cannot  understand  how  they  can  be 
fully  saved  in  the  midst  of  so  much  sin  and  temptation. 
The  following  statements  of  Bishop  William  Taylor 
will  be  a  blessing  to  many. 

Bishop  Taylor  on  Instincts  and  Passions. 

"  The  simple  instincts  are  not  under  the  direct  con- 
trol of  the  will,  and  hence  are  not  essentially  changed 
by  the  work  of  the  Holy  Sanctifier  in  the  heart'.  The 
appetites  and  passions  growing  out  of  those  instincts 
do  come  within  the  power  of  the  will,  and  hence  must 
be  controlled  and  kept  in  harmony  with  one  conscien- 
tious standard  of  righteousness.  When  an  appeal  is 
made  by  Satan,  or  any  other  agency,  to  any  instinct  of 
my  nature,  the  first  conscious  instinctive  emotion   is 


-" 


** 


M  »<  .  \  K     M      11  \  \ 


# 


THE   CHRISTIAN'S    n:I\  31 

not  a  mora]  action,  for  it  is  outside  the  province  of 
will.     The  appeal  is  indeed  made  t<>  the  will,  through 
the  persuasive  medium  ol  the  instinct  ;  and  now  I  must 
meel  it  promptly  at  the  very  threshold  <»f  the  citadel  of 
my  moral  nature,  and  inquin        I        .  !  !,t  ?     If 

J     mscientiousl  the  question  in  the  affirmative, 

then  i  thank  i  rod  for  affording  me  this  source  and  means 
of  enjoyment.    Second,How  far  is  this  right?  —  for  law- 
ful gratifications   may   be  carried  on   to   an    unlawful 
!ii  and  hem  sinful.     I  then  fix  the  line, 

ami  say  to  appetite  or  passion,  bo  far  shalt  thou 
and  no  farther.  A  mistake  in  judgment  need  not 
affect  the  purity  of  the  heart  ;  l>nt  the  purity  of  the 
heart,  on  the  other  hand,  will  not  exempt  us  from  the 
legitimate  penalties  <d  other  laws,  other  than  the  moral 
law  of  my  conscience,  which  may  be  broken  through 
that  mistaki 

Others  ma)  1"-  perplexed   how  the}  can  maintain  this 
exalted    state  if   the)   Bhould  ever    reach  it.  »uch 

I  recommend  the  following  hymn  of  Capt.  I\         I 

Hiding  on  the  promises  of  Christ,  my  King, 
Through  eternal  ages  l«-t  iii>  prai  • 
Glory  in  the  highest,  I  will  shout  and 
Standing  on  the  pn  M  rod. 

Chobi  -  :  Standing,  standing,  standing  on  the 
pron  i  uri-a .  m\  s;i\  iour; 

a  standi  n 
the  promises  oi  I  rod. 

Standing  on  the  promises  1  cannot  f;iil 
When  the  li<>\\  ling  storms  oi  doubt  and  fear  assail ; 
By  t  lie  Living  Word  ol  God  I  shall  prevail, 
Standing  on  the  promises  ol  God. 


32  DOUGLAS   CAMP  MEETING. 

Standing  on  the  promises  I  now  can  see 
Perfect,  present  cleansing  in  the  blood  for  me, 
Standing  in  the  liberty  that  Christ  makes  free, 
Standing  on  the  promises  of  God. 

Standing  on  the  promises  of  Christ,  my  Lord, 
Bound  to  Him  eternally  with  love's  strong  cord, 
Overcoming  daily  with  the  Spirit's  sword, 
Standing  on  the  promises  of  God. 

Standing  on  the  promises  I  cannot  fall, 
Listening  eveiry  moment  to  the  Spirit's  call, 
Resting  in  my  Saviour  as  my  all  in  all, 
Standing  on  the  promises  of  God. 

These  people  believe  that  the  very  God  of  peace  can 
sanctify  them  wholly,  and  then  preserve  them,  spirit,  soul, 
and  body,  blameless  unto  the  coming  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ.  (1  Thess.  5 :  23,  24.)  They  believe  that  we  can 
walk  with  God,  like  Enoch,  and  have  the  testimony  that 
we  please  Him,  and  be  ready  to  be  translated  any  day 
when  the  Lord  shall  call.  They  believe  that  they  may 
be  filled  with  all  the  fulness  of  God.     (Eph.  3:  16-19.) 

Holiness   Conventions   at   Putnam. 

The  interest  in  the  Douglas  Camp  Meeting  and  the 
great  theme  of  holiness  has  led  Dea.  Morse  to  hold 
holiness  conventions  at  Putnam.  They  continue  about 
four  days,  and  are  held  in  the  hall  fitted  up  by  the 
deacon,  or  in  the  church.  These  conventions  have  a 
salutary  influence  over  the  community,  and  bring  to- 
gether many  of  the  saints  of  the  Most  High. 

Rev.  J.  J.  Woodbury  and  family,  of  the  New  England 
Conference,  have  always  had  a  tent  at  this  camp  meeting, 


HOLINESS    PREVAILING.  33 

and  have  always  had  a  lively  interest  iii  the  well  being 
of  tin-  camp  and  people.     He  died  suddenly  at  Turn 
Fall.  Mass.,  A]  ril  21,  L885.    "He  walked  with  God,and 
was   Dot,  for   God  took  him"   t<>  rest  in  his  Father's 
house.     The  widow  and   daughter  still    remain.     II 
daughter,  Mary,  i>  ;t  successful  evangelist  and  a  po* 
t'nl  woman  in  prayer  and  exhortation. 

TIp-  missionary  lire  of  this  camp  meeting  sent  M  isfl 
Rose  William^  int..  Bishop  Taylor/s  work  in  South 
America     fol  She    returned    in   broken 

health,  hut  i  She  is  a  fine  singer  and  a  good 

worker  for  (  In 

Dea.  Levi  Stoddard,  an  excellent  Christian  man,  was 
a  member  of  the  committee  of  arrangements  for  many 
years.     II''  died  in  peace,  in  Douglas,  in  the  summ< 
Isss.     I  shall  nevi  t  1     b  Dr.  L  ked  the 

privilege  of  holding  a  five  p.  m.  meeting  to  be 

comprised  of  Baptists  and  4  i  Rationalists  exclusivi 

The    meeti:.  ppointed,  not  to  draw  any  in\i<i 

distinctions,  nor  t"  mar  the  beautiful  harmony  of  Chris- 
tians of  all  evangelical  churches,  but  simply  to  ascertain 
to  what  extent  the  doetiine  and  experience  of  holii 
had  spread  among  these  two  leading  denominations  in 
New  England.  I  am  glad  to  record  that  the  large  tab- 
ernacle was  crowded  at  the  appointed  hour,  and  about 

three  hundred   rOSS    to  testify  to  this  me, 

and  many  gave  utterance  to  the  fulness  of  their  joy. 
The    meeting    made   a   profound  impression,  and  was 

characterized  by  great  tenderness,  and  showed  to  all 
how  ••  holiness  to  the  Lord"  was  spreading  in  all  the 
churches,  ami  this  glorious  eamp  meeting  was  helping 

on  this  blessed  work. 


34  DOUGLAS   CAMP  MEETING. 

Dr.  Mary  R.  Myers,  a  graduate  of  the  Boston  Uni- 
versity, was  present  at  a  number  of  these  camp 
meetings,  and  caught  the  missionary  spirit  that  she 
afterward  manifested  so  gloriously  in  going  out  to 
Africa  with  the  first  company  that  sailed  under  the 
direction  of  Bishop  Taylor.  She  was  married  on  the 
coast  of  Africa  to  C.  L.  Davenport,  one  of  the  mission- 
aries, by  Bishop  Taylor,  and  was  stationed  a  number  of 
years  at  Dondo,  two  hundred  and  forty  miles  up  the 
Coanza  River,  and  did  excellent  service  both  as  a  medi- 
cal doctor  and  faithful  missionary.  She  was  beloved 
of  all.  She  died  in  holy  triumph  at  Dondo,  in  the 
midst  of  her  extensive  usefulness.  Her  grave,  in 
that  lovely  valley  of  the  Coanza  River,  is  a  monument 
of  the  love  of  Jesus  in  a  human  heart. 

J.  G.  Covley  of  Norwich  has  attended  many  of 
these  camp  meetings.  He  was  editor  of  a  newspaper 
for  many  years,  and  experienced  entire  sanctification 
at  his  home  eight  3rears  ago.  He  had  the  assurance 
in  him  that  he  should  never  lose  this  great  blessing,  for 
God  loved  him  with  an  everlasting  love. 

Mrs.  Celia  Smith  of  Providence,  R.I.,  came  to  this 
camp  in  1883,  with  Gilbert  Irons  and  wife,  and  John 
Lamond  and  wife.  They  were  so  filled  with  the  Spirit 
that  they  determined  to  have  a  small  Douglas  Camp 
Meeting  in  Providence.  They  held  meetings  from 
house  to  house,  until  the  meetings  were  settled  at  the 
home  of  Sister  Smith,  at  58  Wilson  Street,  where  they 
have  been  held  weekly  ever  since,  and  have  been  a  foun- 
tain of  blessedness  all  the  time. 

Mrs.  H.  H.  Bennett  of  Warren,  Mass.,  came  to  this 


FRATERNAL  QREETINi 

camp  in  1886.     She  was  bo  wonderfully  emptied  of  - 
and  filled  with   God  that  heaven  came 

down  to  earth.     The  glory  a  filled  her  soul 

.    .  en  und<  •  trials. 

I  am  very  happy  to  record  the  many  pleasant  times  that 
we  have  had  with  J.  II.  Atwaterand  his  amiable  v. 
from  Providence,   ELI.     They  arc  choice  Bpirite, 
with  perfect  love.     They  belong  t<>  the  people  called 
Friends.     They  are    friends,  indeed,  <»f  all    that    1 
our  Liord  Jesus  <  hi  ist.     '1  hey  are  i  .  and 

their  testimony  is  v  y  are  true 

to  <  rod  all  the  year  round. 

Thomas     Lank  ton     o!    Hartford     delighted    to    be 

;it    this   camp,   and    though    I  lame   and    aged,   his 

heart   was  young,     rlis  little  hook  has  been   made   ■ 
ing.     lie  enj  yed  i  utire  sanctification. 


CHAPTER  IV. 

11  Thy  power  I  pant  to  prove, 

Rooted  and  fix'd  in  love; 
Strengthen1  d  by  Thy  Spirit's  might, 

Wise  to  fathom  things  divine, 
What  the  length  and  breadth  and  height, 

What  the  depth  of  love  like  Thine." 

Douglas  Camp  Meeting,  188-1. 

This  meeting  opened  July  29.  The  tide  of  salvation 
was  high  at  the  start,  for  so  many  were  blessed  the 
year  before  that  the  largest  company  was  present 
on  the  first  evening.  Rev.  William  McDonald  read 
the  thirty-fifth  chapter  of  Isaiah,  and  made  a  few  open- 
ing remarks,  then  called  upon  Bro.  Gorham  to  lead  in 
prayer.  He  prayed  like  a  man  full  of  the  Holy  Ghost, 
as  he  often  did,  and  the  power  of  God  came  upon  the 
people.  Other  earnest  prayers  were  offered,  and  testi- 
monies were  given.  There  was  so  much  of  the  pres- 
ence of  God  manifested  that  some  said,  "This  camp 
meeting  begins  where  some  camp  meetings  close." 
The  grounds  were  in  excellent  order  for  the  crowd  that 
thronged  the  place.  This  was,  indeed,  the  largest  camp 
meeting  ever  held  on  this  ground. 

There  was  a  large  company  of  ministers  present,  and 
they  all  entered  heartily  into  the  work.     Dr.  Watson 

[36] 


LOVE  THE  .   OP    RELIGION. 

preached  the  first  Bermon  with  his  usual  power  and 
spirituality.     Rev.  E.  I.  I  >.  Pepper  editor  of  T 
tian  Standard,  preached  in  I  moon.     Many  v. 

•  1  under  the  word.     He 
spirited  men  in  the  holiness  ranks,  yei  he  can  utter  the 
plai  itha    without    fear.      Etev.    J.    A.    Wood 

hed  in  the  evening,  and  God  was  with  him. 

Bros.    S  S  .    and    Griffin   preached   the 

next     day,     and     I  >r.     Lev]  .      Bish  >p      V  U,     and 

Gorhara  preached  ti,<-  next  day,  which  w 
day.      \)i.   I  [ei  r   Bapl  is1  .  I  I  Dr. 

Watson  and  ( I  Hughes  preached  on  Saturd 

The  lovi  S  3  Led   1>\    R     .   \.    I'. 

Alderman,  and  was  of  the  glorious  kind.     <  me  hundred 
and  ten  spoke  in  forty-five  min  wed 

by  a  powerful  sermon  by  William  M   D  .     Dr.  Wat- 

son and  Bishop  Taylor  also  preached  I  ly. 

The   Bocial    meetings    were   led   bj  I.    rnard, 

I      n.   Da\  i<  -.   1 1      .  Ballentin< .    S  .   .1.   1 1. 

Mansfield,    Alderman,    Withey    and    Johnson.      B 

ham  led    the  eighl  o'clock  meeting  on  W<  Inesday 
and  ice!  faa.  40,  and  brought  out  the  fact  that  "l 
is  the  :  all  religion,  and  is  the  i  i\  influ- 

ence in  the  universe."  He  said,  "We  want  th<  f  God 

all  through  us;  if  you  get  in  the  hab  ick  and 

forth,  it  will  take  sewn  archangels  to  hold  you  up.     I 
am  justified,  sanctified,  and  satisfied."     Rev.  1.  B.J 
a  Baptist,  was  ]  resent,  and  was  made  Qgto  many. 

Bro.   Short    said    in   the    eight    o'clock    meeting,   ul 

died    hard.      Let    people    get    down    and    May    there    till 
they     die,    and     they     will     get     the     baptism     of     the 


38  DOUGLAS  CAMP   MEETING. 

Holy  Ghost."  Dea.  Morse  said  he  was  "saved 
tremendously." 

Dr.  Levy  preached  from  1  Thess.  5 :  23,  and  said  : 
"  Justification  by  faith  was  rescued  by  Luther  from  the 
rubbish  of  Romanism.  We  now  want  to  rescue  sancti- 
fication  by  faith  from  the  neglect  of  the  present  age. 
Not  by  works  but  by  faith ;  the  cleansing  stream  is  at 
our  feet.  It  takes  but  a  little  time  to  plunge  in  and  be 
cleansed." 

Bishop  Taylor  preached  from  1  John  4  :  16,  17.  He 
said,  "  I  dwell  in  the  air,  and  the  air  dwells  in  me. 
When  sin  is  in  man,  the  Spirit  is  left  out ;  but  let  sin 
out,  and  you  do  not  have  to  ask  the  Spirit  to  come  in, 
any  more  than  you  do  the  air  when  you  raise  the  win- 
dow. When  you  entered  the  kingdom  of  God  you  had 
to  submit,  and  you  can  stay  in  the  kingdom  only  on  the 
same  terms.  I  came  to  God  as  a  felon,  legally  dead ; 
but  now  I  have  rights  and  have  something  to  bring. 
The  eleventh  commandment  is  love.  I  am  to  present 
my  body  as  a  living  sacrifice,  exercising  perfect  sub- 
mission and  perfect  faith." 

Bishop  Taylor  gave  an  account  of  his  self-supporting 
missions  on  Monday,  and  a  collection  of  $216  was 
taken  besides  the  $500  given  by  Dea.  Morse.  The 
crowd  was  so  great  that  about  sixty  had  to  go  to  East 
Douglas  to  stay  on  Saturday  and  Sunday  nights.  The 
feast  was  so  exceedingly  rich  that  the  people  could  not 
stay  away. 

Rev.  J.  A.  Wood,  in  his  sermon  on  Heb.  4:  3,  said: 
"  We  have  rest  through  faith ;  the  streets  of  heaven  begin 
below.    Christ  brings  peace  by  saving  us  from  sin,  which 


rii ;  SERMON. 

is  the  only  disturbing  element  in  the  uni\  aversion 

is  tl  istwork  God  e"\  for  the  soul.     This 

perfect  soul  rest   is  not   exemption    from   physical   or 
mental  Buffering.     Entire  sanctification  takes  the  carnal 
out  of  the  will." 

\i  r.  J.  Gill  preached  from  1  <  or.  7 :  6,  and  said, "  Mora] 
impurity  consists  In  outward  ti  jion  and  inward 

depravity.      Thi  I   provid  medy   for  both. 

The  atonement   furnishes   the   ground,   and   the    II 
Spirit  tl  Tl  e  ]  bing 

leration ;  second,  sanctification.     By  these   pro- 
:  man  morally  impure  becomes  morally  pure, and 
adjusted  to  God's  la 

At    1.30  p.m.,    Bro.  Johnson  Bible   reading 

on  the  1 1       1 1  I  km.  M 

Bpoke  of  hermiasion  work  in  India. 

\  •     1    0    P.M.,    on    Wednesday .    1  » Lnaw,   a 

converted  Catholic,  j  which  included  an 

urn   of  his  work  among  the  Catholics  in   Illii 
Fie  is  now  pastor  of  the  First   French  M.  E.  Church  in 
America. 

The  closing  sermon  of  this  marvellous  meeting  was 
by  Bro.  Wood,  from  Col.  3:  5  8.  I  obtain  sanctifi- 
cation, and  the  witness  of  it.  is  not  a  hard  thing  but  an 
easy  thing,  when  we  ask  it  with  all  the  heart. 

I>     .    M  followed  with   a    rousing   testimony  of 

his  experience,  which  produced  a  profound  impression. 
Bi  s.  Johnson,  Hatch,  and  Gorbam  also  Bpoke. 
These  bestimonii  followed  by  a  bl<  □  of 

prayer:  and  thus  ended  the  Largest,  and  many  think 
the  hot.  meeting  Up  to  that  time  on  this  ground. 


40  DOUGLAS   CAMP  MEETING. 

Camp  Meeting  of  1885. 

This  meeting  commenced  July  30.  The  first  meet- 
ing was  for  consecration,  and  was  led  by  W.  McDon- 
ald. Rev.  J.  A.  Wood  preached  the  first  sermon  from 
Matt.  5 :  1-12.  The  same  heavenly  power  was  pres- 
ent, for  the  people  had  not  forgotten  the  blessed 
meeting  of  last  year.  Rev.  B.  W.  Gorham  preached 
in  the  afternoon  from  Matt.  6:  22,  23.  Capt.  R. 
Kelso  Carter  preached  from  Gen.  9 :  25.  The  love 
feast  was  led  by  Rev.  W.  McBray,  and  was  of  the 
same  usual  heavenly  order.  The  love  feast  was  fol- 
lowed by  a  sermon  by  President  McDonald,  from 
Heb.  6 :  1-3.  Bro.  Short  preached  in  the  afternoon, 
and  Bro.  Gorham  in  the  evening.  Rev.  F.  B.  Dick- 
inson, late  of  Norwich,  Conn.,  then  of  Somerville, 
Mass.,  had  entered  into  the  experience  of  entire  sancti- 
fication,  and  preached  a  blessed  sermon  from  Num. 
9  :  16.  This  glorious,  young,  and  most  promising  min- 
ister of  the  Baptist  Church,  was  like  a  flaming  meteor, 
and  illumined  the  moral  heavens  where  he  shone.  But 
alas !  like  a  meteor  he  vanished  away,  after  a  short  sick- 
ness at  Somerville.  There  was  a  large  crowd  and 
much  sorrow  at  his  funeral.  Rev.  John  Parker 
preached  from  1  Pet.  1 :  15  and  Heb.  12 :  14.  Rev. 
D.  O.  Fox,  returned  missionary  from  India,  was  pres- 
ent, and  preached  from  Matt.  5  :  48. 

It  is  wonderful  how  much  is  crowded  into  a  single 
day  at  this  camp.  Beside  the  early  morning  meeting, 
which  is  well  attended,  there  is  a  very  large  meeting 
at  8.30,  running  straight  into  the  10  o'clock  preaching 


(JNBKLEBF   A   GREAT   BIN.  41 

service,  followed  by  an  altar  service,  ami  closing  just 
in  time  enough  for  dinner.  Then  at  1.80  comes  the 
mothers1  m<  and   the   children's   i  and  ■ 

public  service  at  the  stand.  Another  sermon  at  8,  and 
aservi  istimony  at  6.30,  and  a  sermon, 

followed  by  an   altar   -  at  7.80.    And  this 

mendoos  high  pressure  is   kept   up  for   ten   days,  till 
heaven,  earth,  and  hell  are   moved.     I 
missions  were  remembered  in  a  pul  .  led  by 

the  president,  and  |1 ,251  n 

Rev.  A.  McLean  preached  a  very  profitable  sermon.    He 
is  aluuN  -  a  welcome  worker.     1  he    L<  * 
of  thrilling  int.-; 

[p    Mi  i  i  in..   01    I 

This  camp  meeting  opened  Tuesday,  July  -7.  The 
first  service  was  Led  by  President  McDonald*  Rev.  A. 
Hartt,  evangelist,  led  the  singing,  as  he  has  done  for  a 
number  of  years.  Rev.  1".  B.  •'  ■  offered  the  <>{>»-!iinLr 
prayer.  The  Leader  read  a  portion  <>f  the  third  chapter 
of  1 1.  i<:.\  ^.  and  said  :  M  Israel  n  is  guilt  of  many  and 
it  sins,  but  her gi  in  was  that  of  unbelief .     I 

;s  unbelief.  It  i>  the  sin  of 
sins.  The  great  sin  of  the  Church  is  unbelief .  This 
worse  than  worldliness  or  any  other  sin.  Mlutitudes 
church  members  declare  they  do  n<>t  believe  that  God 
can  do  what  He  has  promised  in  Hi-  Word.  They  can- 
not enter  in  because  of  unbelief.  Let  tins  1m-  a  faith 
meeting.  Put  away  unbelief.  I  fear  there  is  a  latent 
unbelief   Lin  about    even   some   holiness  {»e<»]»le. 

Are   we    ready   t<>   throw   ourselves   overboard?     The 


42  DOUGLAS   CAMP  MEETING. 

power  of  God  does  not  come  except  by  believing  God. 
Put  away  unbelief.  By  simple  faith  we  conquer. 
Who  is  willing  to  part  company  with  unbelief  for- 
ever ? " 

More  than  one  hundred  came  forward  to  be  filled 
with  faith  and  with  the  Holy  Ghost.  After  a  season  of 
silent  prayer,  Bros.  Short  and  Davies  led  in  vocal 
prayer.  The  testimonies  that  followed  showed  that 
God  had  answered  prayer.  So  this  heavenly  meeting 
began  where  it  left  off  last  year.  Indeed,  there  is  a 
kind  of  family  feeling  in  this  camp,  so  that  all  the 
meetings  have  the  family  resemblance.  Most  of  the 
speakers  reported  the  past  year  as  the  best  of  their 
lives. 

The  ministers  and  people  were  all  ready  for  their 
full  share  of  the  work,  and  of  the  blessings  of  the  camp, 
and  faith  was  in  lively  exercise.  Dr.  A.  Lowrey  of 
"  The  Divine  Life,"  preached  the  first  sermon.  He  is 
stout  and  ruddy,  witli  gray  hair,  and  venerable  in  appear- 
ance. He  offered  prayer,  and  read  the  thirty-fifth 
chapter  of  Isaiah  and  preached  from  the  eighth  verse. 
His  introduction  was  a  beautiful  description  of  the  gran- 
deur of  the  Holy  Land.  Free  salvation  and  full  salva- 
tion were  the  topics  of  his  discourse.  His  discussion 
was  clear,  convincing,  and  spiritual.  He  would  not  use 
the  word  "  holiness "  as  an  adjective,  by  saying  "  holi- 
ness camp  meetings"  or  " holiness  literature  "  ;  he  would 
not  say  "  holiness  gospel " ;  but  "  God's  thundering 
legion  for  the  spread  of  holiness."  He  concluded  with 
three  deductions :  — 

1.    Nothing  is  legitimate  in  church,  Sunday  school, 
or  religious  machinery,  that  does  not  involve  holiness. 


Tin:   HOLY  spirit's   lkaiuv 

2.    Holi]  heart  of  Christianity  itself. 

8.    Holi  Church. 

It  was  a  blessed  and  men 

II.  L.  Hastings  <•!'  Boston  was  on  his  way  home,  and 
enough  to  take  charge  of  the  1.80  meeti 

he  stand,    at.  :  live  talk,    full    of 

point-.      II.-  concluded  that   tin*    eighth    chapter    of 
Rom  tter  to  Live  in  than  I  nth. 

.  Short  Btirred  tin*  p«-<>;  -]v  by  his   after- 

noon Bermon,  on  1  John  8  :  22  :  M  And  whatsoever  we 
ask,  we  i  I  him,'1  - 

i '    rident  Mil  Donald,  in  tin-  - 
tins  question  :  M  How  may  we  know  the  leadings  of  the 
Holy  Spirit  from  the  other  Leadings  a:.*\  imp] 

Answer.     "The  II   Ij  Spirit  always  Leads  ns  on  the 
Line  of  the  Word  of  God.     Imp]  may  or  may  Dot 

Lead  in  that  way,  but    the   Holy  Spirit   always    le 
that    way.     1.  The   Spirit   witnesses   with   oui 
that  we  are  the  children        I      I.     2.  He  Leads  as  into 
all    truth.     '■'>.    He    brought    to    the    disciples    remem- 
brance wbatt  I  hrist  had  said. 

••  Some  think  they  may  be  m)  Led  by  the  Spirit  .i 
in    need   the   Bible  any   more.     They  forget  that   the 
Bible  is  the  work  <>f  the  Holy  Ghost.     The  great  work 
that   the  Holy  Spirit  does  outside   of    His   subjective 
work  in   the   heart,   is   to  open  our  I   understand 

the  Scriptui  i 

K     .  <>.  \.  Ballentine  pn  in  the  evening  from 

Mai.  3:  10:  "Prove  me  now  herewith.*1  uGod  has 
done  His  best  to  save  every  soul,  and  now  He 
challenges  us  to  prove  Him.     Heaven's  windows   arc 


44  DOUGLAS   CAMP   MEETING. 

/ 

large,  and  He  has  promised  to  open  them  wide  if  we 
will  bring  all  the  tithes  into  the  store  house.  Bring 
in  all,  adjust  yourselves  to  God  perfectly,  and  stay 
there  forever.     Then  comes  the  fulness  of  the  blessing." 

Rev.  J.  A.  Wood  preached  on  Thursday,  from  Acts 
5  :  1.  The  subject  was,  "  The  Baptism  of  the  Holy 
Ghost." 

"  1.  What  is  it?  "  This  baptism  is  the  free  communi- 
cation of  the  divine  personality  of  God.  The  Holy 
Ghost  is  a  person.  And  this  baptism  is  as  available 
now  as  in  the  days  before  the  pentecost. 

"  2.  Notice  the  results  of  this  baptism.  It  is  the 
communication  of  the  fulness  of  God  to  the  soul  —  a 
fulness  of  peace,  joy,  and  poAver.  It  is  the  dynamite 
within  us  that  removes  all  sin,  and  brings  in  all  purity, 
all  meekness,  all  humility,  all  patience.  It  takes  us 
with  all  our  idiosyncracies,  and  fits  the  soul  for  God's 
use."  This  was  an  excellent  sermon  and  produced  a 
lasting  effect.  Many  came  to  the  altar  seeking  this 
fulness. 

Thus  this  camp  meeting  went  on  from  day  to  day, 
increasing  in  the  divine  power,  and  leading  hundreds 
into  the  fountain  of  cleansing.  I  have  not  space 
to  quote  other  sermons,  but  they  were  all  on  the  same 
line  of  entire  sanctification  for  all  believers.  Many 
sinners  and  backsliders  were  led  to  Christ.  Dea. 
Morse  had  charge  of  the  last  service,  and  one  man  was 
converted.  Thus  the  saints  of  God  were  ready  to  go 
forth  in  Christ's  name  to  do  His  will. 

Mr.  Thomas  Kennedy  from  Ware,  Mass.,  and  his 
family,  have  been  regular  attendants  upon  this  camp, 


••THIS   MUST    BE   PARADISE."  45 

and   have    I  >rmerly 

from  England.     They  are  a  happy,  devoted  fami    . 

I  r<  E.  Till     .  •'  ■::.      ..  N ,Y.,     une   to  this  camp 

meeting  affected  with  malaria,  almost  sick  enough  to 
I).-  at  borne.     A  ■  I  upon  the  bridg  a  from 

hall.  Looking  ap   tl  m,  and  snuffing 

the   balmy  air.   be  said   to   hi 
paradise,   and   this   the   river  of    the  water  of    lii 
While  standing  the  i  left  him.     He 

aptized  with  th<    II        (  that    he  went  home 

and  began  to  lead  souls  to  Christ,  and  has  helped  to 

kblish   a   Methodist    Church  1  Park,   and 

another  at    Morris     Park,  and    has  a    Local 

her,  and  has  Led  many  souls  t<>  Chri    , 


CHAPTER  V. 

"  Ah!  give  me  this  to  know, 

With  all  Thy  saints  below; 
Swells  my  soul  to  compass  Thee, 

Pants  in  Thee  to  live  and  move: 
Fill'd  with  all  the  Deity, 

All  immersed  and  lost  in  love.  " 

The  Camp  Meeting  of  1887. 

This  heavenly  meeting  began  Thursday,  July  28. 
Dea.  Morse  looked  young  and  fresh.  Bros.  Johnson, 
Bowen,  and  Stone  were  at  their  posts  of  honor 
and  service.  There  was  a  large  body  of  ministers  pres- 
ent at  the  beginning.  An  impromptu  meeting  was 
held  in  the  tabernacle  in  the  afternoon.  The  camp 
fires  were  already  kindled,  and  one  man  was   sanctified. 

Dr.  E.  M.  Levy  and  Rev.  Joshua  Gill  had  charge  of 
this  camp  meeting,  and  were  greatly  aided  in  their 
work  by  the  Holy  Spirit.  Dr.  Reddy  preached  in 
the  evening  from  Acts  19 :  2 :  "  Have  ye  received  the 
Holy  Ghost  since  ye  believed?"  This  was  his  first 
sermon  at  Douglas.  He  was  well  received,  and  made 
a  deep  impression.  He  said :  "  The  Lord's  taking 
possession  of  the  tabernacle  and  of  the  temple  were 
symbols  of  His  taking  possession  of  His  spiritual 
Church  at   the    pentecost.       The    pentecostal    baptism 

[46] 


t 


BEfi  r    AND    H<>\v    TO    OBTAIN    IT.  47 

Lb  a  sample  of  the  bestowment  of  this  L.rift  upon  the 
Church.     This  gift  m,  and  con- 

sumes   inbred   sin    and    fills    the   la-art   with    peri 

l0V( 

Ii.  \V.  Gorham astonished  the  people  by  the  fire  and 
fervor  tli.it  la-  put  into  the  meeting  at  half-past  eight. 

( )n  !  B    lentine  preached 

from,  "TheWordof  God  Is  not  Bound.1*     rleshov 

US   tin-  what,  when,  and   how  of  entire  sanetiiieation   in 
kithful  manner. 

.Hug]       gave  us  one  of   his  glorious  sermons 
on   the  "Transl  (    irist,"   which  su 

1.  Immaenlate  jairit;.  :  2.  I.  SI  SCendent  Love  J  3.  Super- 
lative light.  It  was  a-  Christ  ;  "hat  the  fashion 
of  His  countenance  was  changed.  So  it  may  be  with 
us.  The  transforming  pov  bed  upon  a  number 
in  the  altar  s< 

Rev.  William  McDonald  preacl  next  day  at 

half-past    ten:    text,    Heb,   I;  1.  11.      He   told   us   of 

the    rest,    ami    how    to   obtain   it;    Canaan   could    QOt    be 

th  •  type  of  heaven  — 

(  I  )   Because  there  were  many  enemies  there.    N 
in  heaven. 

Besides,   heaven   is   in    the  distance,  but    we   that 

believe  do  now  enter  into  this  blessed  rest.     We  may 

rest  from  internal  discordance  and  from  undue  anxi- 
ety or  anxious  solicitude. 

Then-   is   UO  future    to   a  child    of    God,    to   one    fully 

saved  from  sin.  The  future  is  now;  moment  by 
moment.  The  best  time  to  enter  this  rest  is  immedi- 
ately after  conversion. 


48  DOUGLAS   CAMP  MEETING. 

Eev.  L.  B.  Wilson,  M.D.,  of  Baltimore,  preached  at 
half -past  two,  from  Ps.  40  :  8  :  "I  delight  to  do  thy  will, 
O  my  God."  "  Many  think  that  the  oft-repeated  idea  of 
this  psalm  refers  particularly  to  Christ.  I  think  it 
applies  much  better  to  human  nature.  Some  people 
delight  to  do  some  of  the  will  of  God.  We  must 
accept  God's  will  as  an  entirety,  }rea ;  we  must 
4  delight '  to  do  that  will,  and  shall,  when  our  hearts  are 
right.  The  position  of  the  Psalmist  is  possible  to  us 
all." 

In  the  evening  L.  T.  Brown  preached  from  Rev.  3: 
20,  claiming  that  this  text  was  spoken  to  Christians. 
"  Christ  desires  to  come  into  the  soul,  to  root  up  and 
cleanse  out  sin  from  every  part.  He  knocks  by  His 
Word  and  by  His  providences. 

Dea.  Morse  led  the  love  feast  on  the  Sabbath. 
Nearly  two  hundred  testified  for  Christ  as  an  utter- 
most Saviour,  after  which  Dr.  Levy  preached  from  Lev. 
10 :  1-3.  "  The  history  of  the  Israelites  teaches  how 
God's  greatest  gifts  may  be  man's  greatest  injury. 
The  holy  fire  on  God's  altar  is  often  used  as  a  type  of 
the  Holy  Spirit.  There  is  often  a  lack  of  this  holy  fire 
in  the  pulpit,  as  well  as  in  the  pew.  Strange  fire  is 
offered  in  preaching,  prayer,  and  in  giving  praise."  It 
was  a  blessed  sermon  A  shower  came  up  in  the 
afternoon,  but  the  tabernacle  would  not  hold  the  peo- 
ple. So  when  the  shower  ceased  a  second  meeting 
was  organized  at  the  stand,  and  for  nearly  two  hours 
the  word  of  God  was  proclaimed  by  Bros.  Sprague, 
Gill,  Morse,  and  Perry,  Mrs.  Earle  and  Mrs.  Carter. 
At  the  same  time  Dr.  D.  Clark  was  preaching  in  the 


THE    BAPTISM    OF   THE   ttOLV   GHOST.  49 

Tabernacle.     After  supper,  another  impromptu  meeting 
was  held  near  the  dining   hall;    Bi  «.  Gorham,  I. 
Davies,  Thomas,  and  others  took  a  part.      It    was 
holy  hour,  an  overflow  meeting,  full  of  glory.     R 
J.  H.  Irvine  of  £   \\  M  preached,  at  hall 

a    most    heart-searching    serm<  n.    2:     17. 

"The  law  of  the  Bible     .  'Sin  n<>t."     We  must  quit 
once  and  f<  or  ( rod  will  n<>t  accept 

I  power  in  the  altar 

I  >: .    Dougan    (  lark    pre  M   .-.  ■ 

o'clock,    upon    "Faith,"    from     Heb.     11;     1       ••  I 
temple  of  Christian  experience   was   built    upon    four 
pillars.     The  first  two  are  justification  and   n 
tion.    These  two  are  co-instantaneous.      I  ond  two 

an-  entire  sanctification   and  the  baptism  of  the   II 
Ghost.     The  baptism  of  the  Holy  G  ime 

relation  to  entire  sanctification  that  ration  d 

to  justification." 

At  half-past  two,  Rev.  G.  Hugh  on  being 

"  Filled  with  all  theFulni  I  The  fulness  of 

God   is  the  conscious  indwelling  of  tl 
The  Woi  d  was  iii  power. 

In  the  evening,  Bro.  Gorl  ive  us  one  of  his  mar- 

vellous sermons   from    2   (  L8:     "But  we   all, 

with  open   face  beholding  as  in  a  glac  jlory  of  the 

Lord,  arc  changed  into  the  same  in  The  whole 

sen  ice  was  blessed. 

The  next  morning  Dr.  Daniel  Steele  preached  ; 
i.  11:  IT:  "  The  kingdom  of  God  is  not  meat  and 
drink:  but    righteousness,  and   peace,  and   joy    in   the 
Holy  Ghost.'1     We  have  no  spa  port  this  admir- 


50  DOUGLAS   CAMP   MEETING. 

able  sermon.  He  dwelt  mostly  upon  "  righteousness, 
and  peace,  and  joy  in  the  Holy  Ghost." 

In  the  afternoon  Rev.  John  Parker  preached  on 
"  Heaven,"  with  its  many  mansions,  robes  and  palms. 
saints  and  angels,  and  the  triune  God.  It  was  a  great 
blessing  to  many. 

In  the  evening  we  had  another  eloquent  sermon  from 
G.  A.  McLaughlin;  text,  "  Purify  your  hearts,  ye 
double  minded."  It  produced  great  searching  of  heart 
in  many.     His  preaching  is  clear  and  incisive. 

Rev.  W.  H.  Daniels  preached  the  next  morning,  on 
"  Jesus  the  King."  There  was  a  royalty  in  Christ's 
nature,  and  also  in  His  claims.  It  was  a  sermon  of  rare 
interest  and  power. 

Mrs.  Levy  conducted  the  children's  meetings,  and  Mrs. 
Carter  the  mothers'  meetings,  each  day,  after  dinner, 
and  great  good  was  done  in  each  meeting. 

Rev.  C.  J.  Fowler  preached  at  half-past  two  ;  text, 
1  John  3 :  3  :  "  Every  man  that  hath  this  hope  in 
him  purifieth  himself,  even  as  he  is  pure." 

1.  The  Christian  hope  is  real  Christian  experience. 

2.  This  hope  is  an  inspiration  to  Christian  purity. 

3.  The  degree  of  Christian  purity  is  that  of  un- 
mixeduess. 

4.  This  purity  is  as  universal  as  the  Christian's 
hope. 

Many  were  blessed  by  the  preaching  and  in  the  altar 
service. 

Rev.  G.  H.  Butler  preached  in  the  evening  a  good, 
clear,  definite  sermon,  from  Eph.  5:  25--T.  God 
Messed  him  and  us. 


LET   YOUR  LIGHT  SO  SHINE.  51 

Rev.  B.  W.  Gorham  preached  the  next  morning 
from  Rom.  1:  16.  We  have  all  kinds  of  power  in 
the  natural  world,  bat  the  gospel  is  the  power  of  God 
unto  salvation. 

Rev.  J.  Parker  preached  in  the  afternoon,  from  Job 
35  :  3,  4.  The  sermon  showed  the  plan  of  salvation,  in 
regeneration,  adoption,  and  entire  sanctification.  He 
especially  set  forth  the  instantaneous  and  blessed  char- 
acter of  "the  second  blessing." 

Bro.  Ballentine  preached  in  the  evening  from,  "  Let 
your  light  so  shine."  It  was  a  searching  sermon. 
Many  came  to  the  altar  at  the  close.  It  was  hard  to 
close  the  service  at  ten  o'clock. 

Bro.  Daniels  preached  the  next  morning  on  "  The 
Atonement."  Christ  is  for  us,  and  Christ  may  be  in  us. 
He  suffered  death  for  the  sinful  race.  He  gives  life  to 
the  believing  penitent. 

In  the  afternoon  Bro.  McLaughlin  gave  a  descrip- 
tion of  the  two  experiences  of  Jacob.  There  are  two 
separate  experiences  for  us.  It  was  clear  and  convinc- 
ing. 

Bro.  Fowler,  in  the  afternoon,  showed  us  how  Cor- 
nelius was  saved.  He  had  initial  salvation  before  Peter 
preached  in  his  house ;  then  he  received  the  Holy  Ghost 
for  heart  purity.  He  exhorted  ministers  and  others  to 
put  holiness  on  the  main  track  in  their  churches.  Many 
pledged  to  do  so. 

The  early  meetings  of  Saturday  were  led  by  Bros. 
Wood  and  Joy.  Rev.  H.  N.  Brown  was  the  morning 
preacher ;  subject,  "  Growth  in  Grace."  It  was  a  very 
clear  and  profitable  sermon. 


52  DOUGLAS  CAMP  MEETING. 

Rev.  D.  P.  Updegraff  of  Ohio  preached  in  the  after- 
noon. His  subject  was  Isaac  and  Ishmael.  Hagar  and 
Ishmael  represented  a  state  of  bondage,  or  legality ; 
regeneration  is  represented  by  Isaac  and  Ishmael  in  the 
house  together ;  entire  sanctification,  by  Ishmael  cast 
out. 

Bro.  Gill  preached  in  the  evening  with  great 
power.  The  altar  was  crowded  at  the  close,  and  one 
young  man  brought  up  five  dollars  for  Taylor's  missions. 
Men,  women,  and  children  were  at  the  altar  for  conver- 
sion or  entire  sanctification.     It  was  a  heavenly  time. 

Rev.  A.  Hartt  led  the  Sabbath  love  feast.  There  were 
two  hundred  and  forty  testimonies,  full  of  light  and 
truth.     A  great  feast  of  love. 

Bro.  Updegraff  followed  with  a  sermon  upon  the 
difference  between  "the  law  of  sin  and  death"  and 
"  the  law  of  the  Spirit  of  life  in  Christ  Jesus."  He  is 
one  of  the  most  spiritually  minded  and  sweet-spirited 
men,  and  a  great  favorite  with  the  people.  He  is  full 
of  the  gospel  of  Christ. 

Bro.  Johnson  led  a  most  glorious  meeting  at  half- 
past  one.  Many  were  under  conviction  and  some  came 
and  sought  Christ. 

H.  N.  Brown  followed,  with  a  blessed  sermon  upon 
Christ's  model  Church;  text,  Cant.  6:  10.  The 
Lord  was  in  the  word,  and  a  good  altar  service  followed. 

The  closing  sermon  of  the  camp  was  in  the  evening. 
Short  speeches  were  made  by  Bros.  Joy,  Levy,  Gill, 
Gorham,  Morse,  and  Updegraff.  It  was  a  very  precious 
and  tender  hour.  Many  parted  to  meet  no  more. 
There  was  a  blessed  harmony  during  the  whole  camp 


IfEEKH  LOT  TENDEB    LOVE. 

meeting.  Many  were  converted  or  reclaimed  or  fully 
sanctified.  (i"<l  was  glorified,  and  this  old  glorious 
camp  kept  up  its  record  as  :.  if  not  the 

.  camp  ii.  agland. 

I  ought  to  have  Doticed  that  J        -  !  [.  ditor 

'/"  »n,  led  a  wry  profitable 

vice  oe  Tuesday  morning.     He  ible  and 

efficient  worker.  Od  Sunday  morning.  Dr.  Levy  bap- 
tized t;  laughters  of  J.  II.  Barle,  and  also  the 
two  daughters  of  M  .  (  ■'  hn  f«anman  and 
others,  in  the  stream  that  runs  through  the  camp  ground. 
It  was  a  Lovely  service  and  the  bud  shone  i 
splendor  upon  the 

'I'iii:  Camp  Ksetihc  oi    L8 

This    far-famed    meetin  ied    Julj    27. 

Morse,   I'.      .  B  J  >hnson,  and  Stone  were  all  at 

their  posts.     It  seemed  aim  though  the  meeting 

had  been  running  all   the   year.     The  following  minis- 
were    present  :    Ml)      Jd,    Levy,   Short,   I  >.i 
Qorhara,    Eastman,   Atwater,  Crowell,  Thorn    .  P 
and    I; 

The  first  meeting  was  led  by  the  president,  who 
the  sixth  chapter  of  Deuteronomy  about  perfect  l< 
which  was  to  be  made  prominent  among  the  Israeli 
So  it  should  be  with  us.     There  was  a  1 
and  faith  was  in  lively  61 

B    i.  Thomas  led  the  balf-pasl  eight  meeting  on'  the 
first  day.    He  dwell  upon  his  favorite  topi  ,  "Mi 
Gentleness,  and  Tender  Love.'1    B    >.  Short         .  bed  the 
lirst   sermon,   on  Jas.    t:    IT:    u  To  him  that  knoweth 


54  DOUGLAS  CAMP  MEETING, 

to  do  good,  and  doeth  it  not,  to  him  it  is  sin.*'  Man  is 
a  moral  being,  but  cannot  do  God's  will  in  his  natural 
state.  He  must  be  changed  by  the  power  of  God.  For 
this  God  has  made  ample  provision  in  the  gospel.  The 
condemnation  is  because  men  will  not  come  to  Christ 
for  this  free  and  full  salvation.  Light  is  come,  but 
men  love  "darkness  rather  than  light,  because  their 
deeds  are  evil." 

Rev.  J.  M.  Hervey  of  California  preached  at  half- 
past  two,  from  Heb.  8  :  5.  God  has  given  in  His  Word 
explicit  directions  how  men  are  to  live  that  they  may 
obtain  eternal  life.  All  they  have  to  do  is  to  follow 
the  plan  which  God  has  presented.  Rev.  J.  Gill 
preached  in  the  evening  from  2  Pet.  3  :  18.  Several 
found  salvation  at  the  close. 

Sunday,  E.  Davies  led  the  early  meeting.  Rev.  C.  L. 
Eastman  led  the  love  feast,  which  was  indeed  a  feast  of 
love.  The  testimonies  showed  that  the  people  had 
come  here  to  enjoy  salvation  and  to  scatter  the  holy 
fire. 

W.  McDonald  preached  at  ten,  from  Rom.  4:  3: 
"  Abraham  believed  God."  The  life  of  Abraham  was  a 
grand  illustration  of  a  life  of  faith.  We  should  all 
clearly  distinguish  between  "  the  gift  of  faith"  and  "  the 
grace  of  faith."  All  Christians  have  the  grace  of  faith, 
but  few  have  the  gift  of  faith.  The  first  is  for  salvation, 
the  second  for  extraordinary  occasions.  The  mighty 
power  of  faith  was  then  enforced  and  illustrated. 
Many  were  blessed  by  the  sermon. 

Rev.  John  Parker  preached  to  a  great  crowd  at  half- 
past  two,  from  2  Thess.  2  :  13  and  Rom.  6  :  13.     Sal- 


THE  SALVATION  OF  THE  HEATHEN.       DD 

ration  was  denned  and  explained  and  the  processes 
stated;  and  how  to  obtain  it  was  illustrated.  There 
was  power  in  the  word,  and  a  glorious  altar  service 
followed. 

Dr.  Levy  preached  in  the  evening  from  Heb.  T  :  25. 
The  uttermost  salvation  was  set  forth  in  a  most  attrac* 
tive  manner.  Immediate  results  followed  in  the  altar 
service. 

On  Monday  Bishop  Taylor  preached  his  remarkable 
sermon  on  the  salvation  of  the  heathen;  text,  Rom.  2: 
12-16.  This  is  the  clearest  and  by  far  the  best  state- 
ment of  the  condition  of  the  heathen  and  their  relation 
to  the  gospel,  that  I  ever  heard.  The  heathen  like  the 
rest  of  the  world,  will  be  judged  according  to  the  light 
they  have  or  might  have.  All  the  ways  of  God  are 
equal,  and  all  will  be  left  without  excuse  "  in  the 
day  when  God  shall  judge  the  secrets  of  men  by  Jesus 
Christ. "'  Dr.  Levy  cried  like  a  child  during  this  great 
sermon.     It  ought  to  be  spread  through  all  the  world. 

On  Monday  afternoon  the  bishop  gave  another  of  his 
masterly  addresses  which  show  so  clearly  the  majesty 
of  his  simple  mind.  The  people  were  so  stirred  that 
they  gave  him  at  the  close  about  twelve  hundred  dol- 
lars for  his  mission  work.  Dr.  Daniel  Steele  delivered 
one  of  his  instructive  and  profitable  sermons,  describing 
the  new  order  of  the  Sons  of  God.  Dr.  Levy  preached 
three  sermons  of  spiritual  worth.  One  of  them  was  on 
Sundaymorning,  upon  "  Keep  yourselves  in  the  love  of 
God." 

Bro.  McLaughlin  preached  two  excellent  sermons,  one 
from    "Whosoever  is    born  of  God   doth    not    commit 


56  DOUGLAS   CAMP  MEETING. 

sin,"  the  other  from  "  But  the  path  of  the  just  is  as  the 
shining  light." 

John  Parker  preached  twice  in  his  peculiar  and  win- 
ning way.  H.  N.  Brown  preached  from  "  Contending  for 
the  Faith."  Bro.  F.  B.  Joy  from,  "  Not  by  might,  nor  by 
power,  but  by  my  spirit,  saith  the  Lord."  This  was  a 
heavenly  sermon.  The  Spirit  filled  him  and  applied 
the  word  to  the  people.  This  was  his  last  sermon  at 
this  camp,  and  was  well  worthy  the  man  and  the  occa- 
sion. Before  the  next  camp  his  soul  was  with  God,  and 
his  precious  wife  was  a  lonely  widow,  for  their  hearts 
were  made  truly  one  both  by  nature  and  grace.  He 
was  well  beloved.  B.  W.  Gorham  also  was  on  the 
camp  ground  for  the  last  time,  and  was  quite  feeble, 
but  still  full  of  divine  energy.  I  remember  he  had 
charge  of  the  first  afternoon  meeting  before  the  opening 
service.  I  began  to  sing  that  glorious  hymn,  "  In  the 
secret  of  His  presence."  While  we  were  singing  the  fire 
of  God  fell  upon  us,  till  before  we  got  through  there 
was  a  heavenly  conflagration.  He  was  a  blessed,  holy 
man,  never  to  be  forgotten.  His  last  sermon  was  on 
"  Blessed  are  they  that  do  hunger  and  thirst  after  right- 
eousness for  they  shall  be  filled."  His  devoted  wife  was 
a  constant  benediction,  always  ready  to  wait  upon  him 
and  to  watch  with  him.  He  died  saying,  "Precious 
Jesus,  I  am  thine!  Hallelujah!"  at  Sea  Clift,  N.Y., 
spring,  1889.  His  last  sermon  was  printed  in  the 
Christian  Witness. 

Rev.  H.  C.  McBride  and  wife  aided  the  camp  by  their 
heavenly  songs,  and  by  his  blessed  sermon  about 
"  having  religion  in  the  heart,  and  having  the  heart  in 


11  ]■:  ET  . 

religion "  :  -         I  aon. 

Rev.   <>.    Hughi  :hed  from   MThe   prince   of  this 

world  cometh,  and  hath  nothing  in  i  I     >ugb  not 

well  in  body,  jet  the   Lord  helped  him  mightily.     I- 
ap   meeting   all   the   way    through. 
I  meeting  i  .  and 

all  helped;  God  was  glorified,  and  justified 

or  fully  sanctified,  or  both. 

I  have  only  recorded  the  -.  lmt  th< 

many    excellent     exh  and    testimonies    that 

i  >d  as  the   -  :  but    \\  no 

room  for  them.     Indeed,  Qua  was  a  heavenly  feast  from 
Bix  a.m.  to  ten  p.m.,  when  ail<  I  upon 

that  we  might  ted  for  the  m 

'•  How  blest  the  i  Ighteous  when  he  d 
When  >ink^  the  weary  eon]  to  n 
How  mildly  beams  the 

How  ur,-"th  i  Ing  bre  i 

\  holy  qniel  omul,  — 

:n  which  life  nor  death  <1<  ^t  i 
And  naaght  disturbs  that  pa  rand. 

Which  his  unfettered  tool  en 

I  have  just  had  an  interview  with  Mrs.  V.  \\.  Joy, 
and  learn  that  her  husband  died  in  holy  triumph,  at 
Watertown,  Mass.,  April  6,  188  be  died  he 

had  a  radiant  Bmile  of  holy  j«>y  on  his  countenan 
I  [e  exclaimed,  M  <  )h  the  heavenly  glory  !  ( )h  the  beauti- 
ful world  !  ( I  Jesus,  precious  •  I  >  his 
granddaughter  he  Baid,  M  Meet  me  in  heaven.'1  his 
wife  hf  said,  "Sweet  woman,  you  have  been  a  help- 
meet many  years, you  will  go  with  me  to  the  brink  of 


58  DOUGLAS  CAMP  MEETING. 

the  river,  won't  you?"     His  last  words  were  "Though 
he  slay  me  j'et  will  I  trust  in  him." 

The  glory  of  God  that  covered  his  heavenly  face 
still  lingered  after  his  spirit  had  fled ;  the  under- 
taker marveled ;  he  had  never  seen  such  a  face  before. 


CHAPTER  VI. 

11  Th«  word  of  God  ll  suit. 

And  oever  can  rem< 

\\V  shall  in  heart  be  pore, 

And  perfected  in  l< 
Rejoice  in  hop.  with  me  : 

w  .  ihall  from  all  our  sii 

I  > LA8  Camp    Mm  ir. 

This  memorable  meeting  began  July  26.     President 

M   I)«»ii;il<l  spoke  tin*  I:  . 1 1  «_r  from  I-,:.  62.     The 

same  heavenly  }><>\\  present  as  last  year.     Rev. 

.1.   (iill    preached   tin-  first   Bermon,  i«-\:,  John  1: 
Rev.  Mr.  Freeman  preached  in  the  afternoon  from  Eph. 
.") :  25  27;  and  II.  N.  Brown  preached  in  tin-  evening 
from  Matt  5  :   - 

Dea.  Morse  led  tin-  love  feast  on  Sunday.  Such  was 
the  power  already  manifested  that  ninety-two  testified 
for  Christ.  The  president  preached  at  half- 
from  1  John  1  :  7.  Rev.  J.  A.  Wood  preached  at  half- 
past  two  from  M  '.  5:  8.  Rev.  R  i  1  tylor,  .s<>n  of 
Bishop  Taylor,  preached  in  the  evening,  .  2  Chron. 
L6:  i*.     It  termon  of  rare  merit,  showing   that 

much  of  the  spirit  of  the  father  rested  upon  the  son. 
The  writer  preached  tin-  next  Bermon  from  Ps.  '>\  : 
10.    Rev,   J.    A.    Wood    was    the    next    to    preach; 


60  DOUGLAS   CAMP    MEETING. 

text,  Heb.  2  :  3.     Rev.  Ross  Taylor  led  the  half  past 
six  meeting  for  testimony  and  praise. 

A  number  had  been  converted  during  the  day  includ- 
ing a  poor  drunkard.  Bro.  Ballentine  preached  in  the 
evening,  text,  Rom.  6 :  13,  "  Yield  yourselves  unto  God, 
as  those  that  are  alive  from  the  dead."  This  is  all  we 
can  do,  there  lies  our  responsibility.  There  is  no  more 
important  word  in  the  Bible  than  "  Yield,"  "  Yield 
yourselves"  "As  alive  from  the  dead."  As  we  yield 
ourselves  to  him,  he  delivers  us  from  all  sin.  Then  our 
members  become  instruments  of  righteousness  to  God. 
The  sermon  was  closed  by  a  storm  that  continued  all 
night.  This  was  a  very  rainy  camp  meeting,  but  the 
holy  fire  burnt  right  on  through  the  whole. 

Bishop  Taylor's  son  spoke  upon  the  African  Missions 
the  next  morning  and  took  subscriptions  for  the 
African  Neivs, 

Dr.  Reddy  preached  at  half  past  ten,  text,  Acts.  15  : 
8,  9.  The  gift  of  the  Holy  Ghost  is  a  superadded  gift  to 
what  we  received  at  regeneration.  This  was  so  at  the 
Pentecost  and  also  in  the  text.  The  Holy  Spirit  is  with 
all  justified  Christians.  He  dwells  in  all  that  are  fully 
sanctified.  The  reception  of  the  Holy  Ghost  brings 
purity  of  heart.  After  regeneration  there  is  an  in- 
herited taint  in  our  nature  called  "  Original  sin."  We 
need  a  thorough  cleansing. 

The  seat  of  sin  is  not  in  the  body,  it  is  in  the  car- 
nal mind.  The  old  man  must  be  crucified.  The  two 
nature  theory  is  not  taught  in  the  Bible.  It  was  a 
precious  sermon.  Rev.  John  Parker  followed  with 
one  of  his  heavenly  songs;  a  good  altar  service 
followed. 


FAITH     [fl    COMMITM]  61 

I'  i.  Loring  of  Putnam.  Conn.,  led  the  half-past  one 
meeting,  and  God  was  in  the  midst.  A  powerful  rain 
fell  outside,  hut  salvation  was  within.  Rev,  II.  N. 
B]  iched  after  1 1  j  « -  storm,  upon  Christian  per- 

tion.     It  is  just  as  much  the  command  of  God  t<>  be 
filled  with  tin*  I  Inly  Ghost  as  t«»  be  free  from  st 
John  Parker  followed   with  a  song   and  a  testimony 
telling  <>f  the  meeting  which  lie  and  Bro.  Hughes  held 
on  the  steamer  the  night  when  coming  from  New 

Y    k.     1 1   w  they  witnessed  for  I  bun- 

dred  and  fifty  pa  1  in 

the  evening  i  .  10:  44.    1  T<  stament 

endowment  is  not  an    i 

(J host  bringing  in  all  I !  At  the 

Penl  the  Holy  Ghost  fell  upon  them;  it  purified 

them  ;    it   was   a   li>  :  Q.      I '    bui  aed    Up   sin    and 

filled  the  SOU]  with  (  rod. 

The  fulni  ss  of  the  H        G  i  mighty  stir 

in  the  SOU]  and  1<  iquer  the  world. 

!;  v.    I  .   .1 .    1   »wler    preached    the    next    him: 
\t,  1  John  •"< :  '■'.     I  tni  nt.     Faith  in  ( rod 

is  agreemeut  with  God.  Faith  is  commitment.  He 
that  believes  commits  his  way  unto  God,  and  waits  for 
the  divine  direction.  1  -  text  will  test  your  faith. 
It  will  divide  almost  every  congregation.  It  does  not 
Bay  he  that  commits  sin  -  r  born  of   God,  for 

spiritual  declension  is  possible  j  neither  does  it  say,  "He 
that  is  born  of  God  has  no  sin."  for  carnality  remains 
in  the  hearts  of  some   believers.     The  text  d 

M  He  that  is  horn  of  God  doth  not    commit  sin." 

new  birth  antagonizes  Bin.     They  are  partakers  of  the 


62  DOUGLAS   CAMP  MEETING. 

Divine  nature,  and  that  nature  is  utterly  opposed  to  sin. 
Even  the  seeking  sinner  turns  instinctively  from  sin. 
He  that  is  born  of  God  is  not  committing  sin  (a  contin- 
uous present).  "His  seed remaineth  in  him,"  and  while  , 
that  seed  remaineth  in  him,  he  cannot  sin,  It  is  not  a 
volitional  "cannot"  but  a  moral  "cannot."  He  can- 
not sin  without  sacrificing  his  sonship.  This  is  the 
lowest  state  of  grace.  An  act  of  sin  has  the  same 
reflective  influence  on  the  soul  as  a  life  of  sin. 
"  There  is  no  condemnation  to  them  that  are  in  Christ 
Jesus." 

This  is  not  the  ethics  of  holiness,  but  the  ethics  of 
the  new  birth. 

Holiness  is  far  beyond  the  mere  non-committal  of 
sin.  It  implies  that  the  old  man  has  been  crucified, 
and  the  body  of  sin  destroyed,  that  henceforth,  we 
should  not  commit  or  serve  sin,  Rom.  6:6.  It  was  a 
heart-searching  sermon. 

Dr.  Reddy  preached  at  half  past  two.  Text.  1  Thess. 
3  :  12,  13.  The  central  thought  in  the  Christian  system 
is  holiness.  Christ  gave  himself  for  us,  to  redeem  us 
from  ail  iniquity,  that  we  may  be  holy  and  without  blem- 
ish, also  without  spot,  or  wrinkle,  or  any  such  thing. 

All  Christians  are  partially  holy.  Some  are  perfectly 
holy.  We  are  to  become  "  established  in  unblamable 
holiness."  There  is  a  mighty  growth  in  holiness  after 
you  are  fully  sanctified ;  steady  advancement,  abound- 
ing love.  And  with  this  the  testing  will  come.  Dr. 
Reddy  is  among  the  best  expounders  of  Bible  Holiness. 
His  closing  appeal  was  powerful  indeed. 

Rev.  E.  O.  Mallory,  of  Lowell,  preached  at  half  past 


MANY    EXPLOIT   CHRIST]  I 

en.     T>  _'.     ••  Th  •  that  know 

their  God  shall  be  strong  to  do  expl  This  being 

true,  then,  how  can  we  know  God  ? 

1.     By  believing  His  promises  j  patting  them  to  the 
test 

-J..     By  trusting  God. 

T>\  perfecl  obedien  I  I  d. 

I .     B 

All    who  do    so    know    God,  hened    to 

do  exploits:  to  do  mighty  things  in  the  name  of  God. 
Jehoshaphat  overcame  his  mighty  foes  by 
M  The  beauty  of   h  Thei  my  exploit 

Christians  in  the  world.    Come,  let  as  Bubm 
wholly  to  <  rod  and  i    lull   breath   of  the    1 1 

Ghost     This    was   a    very    welcome    and    pi 
sermon.     A  number  were  converted  «>r  full  I  at 

the  altar  sei  vice. 

.Mi.mmkim.  Service  of  Bros.   B.   W.  Qorham 

\     B   .i 

These   precious  men  have  gone   to   glory,   and   the 
people   were   delighted  t<>   have  a    memorial 
Bros.  Mallory  and  Stratton  Led  in  prayer.      Bro.    M 
Donald  spoke  chiefly     EB     .  G  irham,  and  said  he  was 
one  of  the   ablest    and   most    intelligent  expos 
holiness,  the  church  had  produced. 

Bi   .    Ballentine   said:  Joy  was  a  man  of  a 

remarkably  ,  tender,  and   childlike    spirit,   and 

had  lived  [or  twenty-fn  j  in  the  >eri- 

ence  of  perfect  love. 

B    .  W  i:   "I  was  led  into  perfect    love  by 


64  DOUGLAS  CAM!'    MEETING. 

Bro.  Gorham,  and  have  known  and  loved  him  for  forty 
years.  He  was  fifteen  years  my  senior,  and  preached  this 
doctrine  for  years  when  I  opposed  it  and  battled  him. 
He  would  not  let  me  go  till  I  had  the  fulness.  He 
stirred  up  men,  and  led  more  into  the  light  than  any 
other  man.  He  was  a  marvellous  preacher,  both  in 
holiness,  and  also  to  sinners.  He  was  a  mighty  man  in 
prayer.  He  would  pray  a  campmeeting  out  of  the  mud 
into  the  third  Heaven.  He  had  enemies,  for  he  pushed 
the  truth.  He  was  a  successful  minister,  both  as  a 
pastor  and  as  an  evangelist." 

Dea.  Morse  said :  "  I  knew  both  these  men  so  as  to 
love  them,  and  they  loved  me.  I  first  met  Bro.  Joy  on 
the  train,  and  we  talked  about  Jesus.  I  considered  him 
a  bulwark  of  this  meeting.  I  met  Bro.  Gorham  ten 
years  before  I  got  sanctified,  and  put  twenty  dollars 
into  his  hand  to  encourage  him.  Glory  to  God  for 
these  men." 

Rev.  G.  Hughes  said :  "  I  am  wonderfully  impressed 
by  the  power  of  Bro.  Gorham's  prayers,  and  sermons, 
and  songs.  I  took  Bro.  Joy  deeply  into  my  heart.  He 
was  a  sunshiny  man.  He  was  a  great  big  walking 
piece  of  sunshine." 

Rev.  John  Parker  "said:  "  Bro.  Joy  was  true  to  his 
name.  Bro.  Gorham  had  great  courage.  He  was  a 
saintly  character.  He  compelled  the  church  to  give 
attention  to  the  doctrine  of  holiness.  He  lived  for  God, 
and  died  shouting." 

Bro.  McDonald  said:  "  This  holiness  movement 
began  in  Boston.  Timothy  Merritt  was  the  headlight  of 
this  movement  as  a  specialty.  He  established  the  holiness 


THE  VIRGIN  MARY.  65 

meeting  at  New  York.  Wilbur  Fiske  was  sanctified,  and 
lay  five  hours  under  the  power  of  the  Holy  Ghost, 
under  a  sermon  preached  by  Timothy  Merritt,  at 
Eastham,  Mass.  Bro.  Gorham  came  in  as  an  associate, 
and  was  one  of  the  grandest." 

"  Their  toils  are  past,  their  work  is  done, 
And  they  are  fully  blest  : 
They  fought  the  right,  the  victory  won, 
And  entered  into  rest. 

Then  let  our  sorrows  cease  to  flow, 

God  has  recalled  His  own; 
And  let  our  hearts  in  every  woe, 

Still  say,  —  "Thy  will  be  done." 

Rev.  L.  P.  Cushman,  who  labored  in  the  South,  so 
long  and  so  well,  preached  at  eleven,  from,  1  John  1  :  9 
Men  sin  naturally  without  being  taught.  You  cannot 
make  men  better  only  by  purifying  their  hearts.  Let 
us  look  at  our  own  sins  and  confess  them.  The  con- 
fession must  be  as  broad  as  the  sin.  My  wife  was 
sanctified  at  Round  Lake  National  Camp  Meeting. 
I    found   it   at    Hamilton   National   Meeting.     Before 

this  I  was, 

"  Sometimes  up,  and  sometimes  down, 
Sometimes,  I  was  level  on  the  ground." 

The  rain  broke  up  the  service. 

Dr.  Levy  preached  at  half  past  two,  from  Luke  26  : 
33.  It  was  a  precious  sermon  upon  the  Virgin  Mari- 
as an  example  of  entire  sanctification. 

1.  In  her  perfect  humility. 

2.  In  her  perfect  resignation  to  the  will  of  God. 
8.     In  her  perfect  faith. 


66  DOUGLAS   CAMP   MEETING. 

At  the  close  of  the  sermon,  while  dwelling  upon  the 
fact  that  we  all  may  be  brought  into  the  closest  spirit- 
ual relations  with  Christ,  and  be  thus  made  vessels  of 
honor,  cleansed  and  made  meet  for  the  Master's  use, 
one  young  lady  fell  before  the  altar,  under  the  power 
of  God.     A  glorious  service  followed. 

Rev.  Bro.  Huntress  preached  in  the  evening  from  "  I 
will  follow  thee,  but."  He  sought  to  show  the  differ- 
ence between  a  disciple  and  a  believer.  The  one  trusts 
Christ,  the  other  simply  believes  in  Him.  It  was  a 
good  sermon.  The  altar  service  continued  till  a  late 
hour. 

The  meeting  at  half  past  eight  on  Friday  morning 
was  a  rich  season  of  testimony.  Bro.  Wood  said,  "The 
Lord  help  us  to  keep  to  the  fundamentals,  and  not  run 
into  collaterals.  Mr.  Wesley  stuck  to  one  point  *  Love 
out  of  a  pure  heart.'  Beware  of  formalism  on  the  one 
hand  and  of  fanaticism  on  the  other." 

At  half  past  ten,  Rev.  J.  Parker  preached,  text  2 
Thess.  2 :  13,  "  God  himself  being  holy  could  but 
choose  us  unto  holiness."  It  would  not  be  salvation,  up 
to  God's  ideal,  unless  it  saved  us  from  all  sin,  root  and 
branch.  Between  what  we  are  by  nature  and  what  he 
would  have  us  be,  is  the  realm  of  grace.  This  involves 
the  dethronement  of  the  old  nature,  the  elimination 
of  your  mixed  experience.  Faith  is  impossible  without 
this  abandonment  to  God.  You  may  have  an  inheri- 
tance in  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  every  hour  a  consciousness 
of  His  indwelling.  And  the  inheritance  of  liberty  and 
joy  and    victory.     Bro.  Wood    led    the    altar  service. 

Rev.  G.  A.  McLaughlin  preached  at  half-past  two,  text, 


WE   MAY    RECEIVE   THE   COMFORTER.  61 

Matt.       "       •  meek,  for  they  shall  inherit 

the  earth."     ••  <  !hi  Ls1  the  chai 

that  be!  lom  of  heaven.     It  la  a  spiritual 

and  supernatural  kingd  \a  in   you.w     [\ 

an    excellent    Bermon.     K   . .    Gr.    V     Ballentine 
preached  in  the   evening,  from  The  S  S      mon 

1      •  i   foi  ill   "  .  and 

>ught  for  purit] 
■ 

i;     .   \\\  I>.  Woodward   l<-d    th< 
Saturday.     F.  I..  S  a  half  : 

eight,  and  Rev.  S.  L.  B    >wn  preached  from  John  14  :  1  5, 
16.     1 1-   sfa  idition  on  which  \\ e  maj 

the  Comforter,  that  there  must  be    imj 
This  reception  is  f<>r  tl      I  he  com 

m  in  th  it    n 

B    .1.   I  •  Johnson  l<-d  the  half-] 
the  power  of  <  rod  fell  upon  the  p  they 

shouted  and  wept  be!  Lord,  in   the   old-fashioned 

waj  .     Bi  >.W  led  at  ha  .  from  •*  1 

is  the  the  will  of  God  ei  tion.M     II 

showed  the  Scriptui  the  moderation,  and 

ablneas  oi  entire  sanctification. 

Rev.  A.  ft  bed  in  the  evening  from  1 1 

1.  -.     The  Bin  spoken  <»t"  here  is  inbred  sin,  which    is 
manifested   in   pride,  impatience,  ambition,    coward 
anger,  etc.     The  only  remedy  is   1  roking   unto  Jesus. 
A  blessed  altar  service  followed     Thus  was  ended  the 
paost  rainy  week  of  this  Camp. 

The  Sabbath  was  a  lovely  day.     Thousands  came  to 
camp,  ami  the  order  was  good.     I>        M   rse    Led   the 


68  DOUGLAS   CAMP   MEETING. 

love  feast.  Bro.  McDonald  preached  on  "  Christian 
Perfection  "  to  an  attentive  crowd,  in  his  usually  calm 
and  effective  manner. 

Bro.  Wood  preached  to  a  still  larger  crowd  at  half 
past  two.  It  was  short  and  sharp  and  was  followed 
by  a   profitable   altar  service    till    nearlj"    supper   time. 

I  find  I  have  failed  to  record  the  sermon  that  I 
preached  at  this  last  camp  meeting.  Text  "  Create  in 
me  a  clean  heart."  Ps.  51:  10,  topic,  "Inbred  sin:  its 
cause  and  cure."  Inbred  sin  is  the  sinful  tendency  of 
our  moral  nature.  Always  to  be  distinguished  from 
actual  transgressions.  One  is  the  mother,  the  others 
are  the  offspring.  The  latter  must  be  pardoned  but 
the  other  must  be  cleansed.  We  are  responsible  for  our 
depravity  when  we  fail  to  come  to  God  for  the  cleansing. 
Responsible  for  all  the  harm  that  it  leads  us  to  do,  and 
for  all  the  good  we  might  do  if  we  were  fully  saved. 
So  we  must  be  wholly  sanctified  or  we  cannot  be  justi- 
fied. The  Bible  teaches  this.  Many  have  obtained 
it  in  all  ages.  Who  will  have  a  clean  heart  created  in 
them  now?  J.  A.  Wood  led  the  altar  service.  The 
sermon  has  been  published  in  "  The  Christian  Wit- 
ness." Rev.  J.  Gill  preached  the  closing  sermon  of  the 
camp  meeting,  from  "  Ye  cannot  serve  two  masters." 
It  was  plain  and  pungent,  and  many  rushed  to  the 
altar  and  found  salvation.  There  was  a  precious  closing 
service.  The  mercies  of  God  were  remembered,  and 
the  people  parted  with  a  fixed  purpose  to  follow  the  Lord 
fully  the  rest  of  their  lives. 


CHAPTEB   VII. 

rowning  grace   imp 
Bless  me  with  pui 
Thai  ii«>w  beholdii 

i  may  Hew  Thy  open 

( )n  .ill    l 

And   <  -<>(1   ]m|  i 

Camp  Id 

I      i  camp  meeting  may  to  have  begun  on  the 

train  from  Boston,  for  four  -  .'1  their  nee 

h  other  till  :  — 

■•  Tin  li 
With  the  l'»\i 

There  was  a  spiritual  conflagration  when  they  b 

out  singing :  — 

■•  I  have  anchored  my  «<u\  in  tlj.-  1, 
I'll  Bail  the  w 
The  tem|  the  \\  i  1 « 1  stormy  d 

lu  Jesus   1 

[ndeed,  it  91  3  though  they  had  been  at  camp 

meeting,  when  they  were  only  on  their  way  there.  We 
met  Rev  J.  A.  Wood,  at  Waterford,  in  l:<><"1  health  and 
full  of  faith  and  of  the   II  glorious 

man  of  ( rod. 

The  camp  meeting  really  began  .Inly  Is.  with  im- 
promptu meetings,  which  were  held  in  different  tents 
during  the  first  day.      In   the    evening  President   M  - 

iC9j 


70  DOUGLAS   CAMP    MEETING. 

Donald  presided.  The  doxology  was  sung  twice,  after 
a  season  of  silent  prayer.  Rev.  J.  A.  Wood  led  the  host 
at  the  throne  of  grace,  in  a  triumphant  prayer.  Many 
sublime  passages  of  scripture  were  quoted  all  over  the 
tabernacle  ;  then  testimonies  followed.  Bro.  Wood 
said:  "  It  is  my  supreme  delight  to  do  the  will  of  God. 
This  is  about  the  dearest  spot  on  earth  to  me.  It  is 
worth  a  trip  across  the  continent  to  mingle  with  the 
saints  on  this  ground." 

A  sister  said  :  "  We  talk  about  Douglas  camp  meeting 
six  months  after  we  go  home,  and  then  begin  to  get 
ready  for  the  next  meeting." 

Rev.  J.  A.  Wood  had  charge  of  the  half-past  eight 
meeting  on  Saturday.  He  said  :  "  Seek  to  be  right  in 
your  hearts,  so  that  all  the  springs  of  your  being  will 
be  in  harmony  with  God.  Then  Satan  will  find  noth- 
ing in  you."  A  sister  said  :  "  This  is  a  hallowed  spot  to 
my  soul."  "  This  is  our  Thanksgiving,"  said  another. 
Abbie  Mills  said  :  "  The  mountains  and  the  hills  break 
forth  before  me  into  singing."  Bro.  Read,  from  Stone- 
ham,  said  :  "  Here  God  called  me  by  name.  Here  God 
spoke  perfect  peace  to  my  soul.  I  always  go  home  with  a 
thankful  heart.  It  is  a  Pentecost  to  my  soul.  God 
saves  me  all  the  time.  I  trust  myself  less  and  less." 
A  sister  said  :  "  I  never  heard  of  holiness  till  last  May ; 
I  was  fully  sanctified  in  a  holiness  convention,  in 
Norwich,  Conn."  A  sister :  "  This  is  not  death ;  this 
is  eternal  life.  I  had  heart  failure,  could  hardly 
breathe ;     God  healed  me,  and  here  I  am." 

Sister  Storms  said:  "  I  have  been  sanctified  eight 
years.     I  would  not  exchange  what  I  have  received  for 


A    VITAL    UNION     WITH    Till  71 

the  city  of  B  st  :..      I    would  live  ist,  drink 

: 

A  from  N  :  *'  I  1.  1  all 

my  want  '         im  led  me  u 

fuli.  — .     ( i    I  La  with  me  all  the  tin 

A  :    ••  I  knew  Bro.  W      ...  .  when 

they  said  hard  tl  >ut  him.      I 

with  glory,     [si 

<  I  .1  had   a  g 

soul  hu:  -  wholly 

tiiicd  before  I  knew  wh  1  am  full,  bat 

I     ,:i  hold  more.     I  want  m< 

i :     ••  I 
not  the  '  I  went  down  in  my  room  all  alone.    I 

I  i 

fuih 

I  >  .  \v   i;  aon  fron    I 

9,  10.     -In  him  dwell. ith  all  the  fulness  <>f  the  Grod- 

.  ;ly."  tnd   a   \- 

in  Him. 
To  I         l    .  i  ist  we  must  S   i  tour. 

••In  Christ"  denotes  a   vita]    union  with    Him.     I 
what  means  this  rit- 

ual  desire   is   Batisfi  d.      The   i  ul    tl  this 

perf       (  1  complete  in  Him     Christ 

the  great  res  (  s  the  main  pipe,  and 

there  tie  many  branches  running 

complet  1  i  be  In  ( !hi  ist  is  the 

criterion  of   orthodoxy.      This  Bystem  involves  all  our 
behaviour.     It  is  a  com]  stem  of  morals.     A  true 


72  DOUGLAS  CAMP  MEETING. 

Christian  will  be  courteous,  and  not  be  wanting  in  the 
suavity,  and  gentleness  of  the  gospel. 

The  completeness  is  predicated  of  the  individual 
Christian.  He  is  complete  in  Christ.  Christ  is  the 
head  "  to  present  you  holy,  and  unblamable,  and  un- 
reprovable  in  His  sight."  Being  complete  in  Christ 
takes  in  all  our  needs  in  morals  and  religion.  In  Him 
are  all  the  treasures  of  wisdom  and  knowledge.  He 
gives  us  the  key  and  tells  us  to  walk  in  and  help  our- 
selves.    This  was  a  blessed  sermon  and  service. 

Rev.  A.  Hartt  led  the  half-past  one  meeting, 
which  was  given  up  to  prayer  and  testimony.  Rev. 
J.  S.  Johnson  told  a  long  experience,  till  the  rain 
finished  the  afternoon. 

Rev.  E.  Davies  preached  on  Saturday  evening,  from 
1  Thess.  3  ;  13.  "  To  the  end  He  may  establish  your 
hearts,  unblamable  in  holiness  before  God,  even  our 
Father;  at,  or  unto  the  coming  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ."  This  refers  to  a  work  of  grace  that  we  may 
experience  now,  and  in  which  we  may  live  until  Christ 
comes  to  call  us  home.  The  Greek  word  rendered 
"at,"  in  this  passage  is  rendered  "  unto,"  in  1  Thess. 
5 :  23,  when  He  prays  that  we  may  be  sanctified 
wholly,  and  preserved  blameless  unto  the  coming  of  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ.  The  same  doctrine  is  taught  in 
1  John  3  :  20,  21 ;  Thess.  2  :  17;  1  Cor.  1:8.  It  is 
also  implied  in  Matt.  5 :  48 ;  also  Col.  4 :  12,  and 
Phil.  3 :  15,  and  Col.  1 :  9-11,  and  Eph.  4  :  1,  and 
Eph.  3 :  14-21. 

We  may  not  attain  the  perfection  of  unfallen  angels, 
or  of  unfallen  man  ;  neither  can  we  be  saved  from  in- 


LITTLE   LEFI  OF   HIM   TO   DIE. 

firmities,  and  en  idgment,  and  these  may  lead 

errors  of  pra  i  that  we  shall  constantly  n< 

blood  of  Christ     But  sanctified  wholly,  and 

ed   blameless,  and  live   in  unblamable  holir 

all  the  'lays  of  <>ur  lives.  Like  Enoch  we  may  walk 
with   God   ami  1m-  constantly  n  We 

may  be  enabled  to  discharge  the  duties  of  life,  and  en- 
dure the  trials  of  life,  while  :  — 

11  Like  y  mount  th«-  higher, 

And  flourifth  onconsumed  In 

And,  as  it  waa  Baid  of  thai  uthe  tide  of 

Salvation  ran  in  him  so  high,  that  there  wsa  but  little 
left  of  him  to  die."     A  Mowed. 

This   sermon  waa  preceded    by  and  testimony 

service    of  piritual    power,    led  by   I':.   K.    M. 

Levy.     The  tide       S       ition  waa  rising. 

The   early   Sabbath   morain  3,  indeed, 

precious  and  profitable.      S  B  it,  and  made 

ial  reference  to  -the  fellowship  of  Christ's  suffer- 
ings'1 into  which  we  were  called  to  enter. 

The  love  feast  was  hallowed,  and  the  testimonies 
were  fully  on  the  line  of  full  salvation.  I'  \  M  - 
Donald  led  the  -  .1    A.  Wo  d  testified  that  he 

did  not  believe  there  was  such  a  company  of  fully 
sanctified  bouIs  on  the  continent,  aa  were  on  this 
crround.  Then  New  England  was  the  strongest  centre 
for  the  holiness  movement  of  any  part  of  the  nation. 
That  we  OUght  to  he  good,  who  had  BUCh  nrivile_ 

After  the    love    feast     Dr.     Levy    preached    one    of    his 

remarkably  Btrong,  clear,  and  scriptural  sermon-,      lie 


74  DOUGLAS   CAMP  MEETING. 

is  one  of  the  most  sweet-spirited  men  that  we  have  in 
the  holiness  movement.  His  sermons  are  all  well  pre- 
pared, and  delivered  in  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  are  always, 
made  a  blessing.  His  text  was,  2.  Thes.  2  :  13.  "  We 
are  bound  to  give  thanks  always  to  God  for  you,  breth- 
ren, beloved  of  the  Lord,  because,  God  hath  from  the 
beginning  chosen  you  to  salvation,  through  sanctinca- 
tion  of  the  Spirit,  and  beleif  of  the  truth." 

This  is  a  great  text,  and  this  is  a  great  doctrine  that 
we  come  to  expound  and  enforce.  This  experience  is 
the  great  want  of  the  age.  Our  God  is  waiting  for  the 
church  to  bring  this  doctrine  and  experience  to  the 
front,  where  it  belongs.  "  Be  ye  holy,  for  I  the  Lord 
your  God  am  holy."  This  sanctification  is  the  work 
of  God,  and  is  received  by  faith.  Faith  cuts  a  channel 
from  each  heart,  to  the  great  fountain  of  blessedness. 
Sanctification  is  the  object  of  our  calling.  It  is  com- 
plete redemption  from  the  curse,  pollution,  and  power 
of  sin.  Christians  are  not  only  consecrated,  but  are 
made  holy.  Sanctification  is  by  God  the  Father, 
Christ  the  Son,  and  God  the  Holy  Ghost.  There 
must  be  a  death  of  self,  yet  this  fulness  may  be  received 
in  a  moment. 

This  sermon  was  a  great  spiritual  feast.  The  altar 
service  was  glorious  indeed.  The  Holy  Spirit  was 
manifested  in  great  power.  Quite  a  number  came  for- 
ward for  entire  sanctification  and  received  it. 

I.  T.  Johnson  led  a  powerful  meeting  at  half  past 
one.  Deacon  Morse,  E.  Davies,  Deacon  Lovering,  J. 
S.  Johnson,  and  Mrs.  Storms  addressed  the  meeting. 
Many  came  forward  for  pardon  or  purity.     A  slight 


SPIRITUAL    POVERTY.  75 

Bhower  scattered  the  people,  and  Brother  Johnson  fol- 
lowed them  to  tlie  Tabernacle,  and  continued  his  m 
ing.     S  the  same  workers  went  with  him.     After 

the  rain  ceased,  Dr.  \l-  Ldy  preached  one  of  his  bles 
soul-inspiring  sermons,  to  the  edification  of  the  people. 
He  is  one  of  the  ablest  ministers  of  our  day,  and 
manifests  a  lovely,  sanctified  temper,  which  commends 
him  to  all.  IIi>  text  was,  "These  men  are  the  servants 
of  the  m  $i  high  God,  which  show  onto  as  the  way  of 
salvation.'1  He  dwelt  apon  the  plan  of  salvation,  and 
how  t«>  obtain  it,  and  the  difference  between  present 
and   eternal    salvation,   also    between    universal    and 

:ial  salvation,  and   al  I    partial   and   entire 

sanctification. 

I!     .  .1.  A.   Wood  preached   a  meet   blessed   ; 

rching    sermon,    in    the    evening,    on     "Spiritual 
poverty,"  "Bi<  the  poor  in  spirit  f<»r  theire 

the  kingdom  of  heaven.*1     This  sermon  ought   to   be 
printed  in  letters  of  gold. 

1.    Spiritual  poverty  im                            >ur  un worthi- 
ness, and  comparative  wortbl  Gk>d. 
We  are   utterly   destitute                     -    in    ourseh 
14  In  me  (that  is  in  my  flesh  ).  dweiletfa  no  g 1  tbii 

•J.     It  includes  also,  a  penetratio  <>f  the  gnilt 

of  our  past  .sins,  how  we  provoked  God  to  anger,  and 

irved  to  be  damned,when  (r<»d  had  mercy  upon  as, 

and  saved   n->.      h    j  the    hole    of    the   pit 

Erom  which  we  n  ged. 

3.     It    includes    als  use    of    our    proclivities 

toward  Bin,  and  the  hellward  tendencies  of  our  regene- 
rated  hearts,   before    we    weir    wholly   sanctified,  and 


76  DOUGLAS   CAMP  MEETING. 

the  long  interior  warfare.  When  the  heart  is  fully 
cleansed,  your  proclivities  are  set  right,  and  inclined  to 
be  good,  then  you  have  religion  made  easy. 

4.  Spiritual  poverty  shows  us  our  utter  dependence 
upon  God,  and  this  help  is  only  received  by  faith.  We 
are  shut  up  to  believe  or  be  damned. 

1.  Why  are  the  poor  in  spirit  blessed?  Not  so 
much  in  a  sense  of  joy,  but  in  a  sense  of  their  relation 
to  God,  and  to  their  position  before  God.  God  is  near 
to  them  that  are  of  a  contrite  spirit. 

2.  Poverty  of  spirit  removes  the  great  obstacle  of 
pride  out  of  the  way  of  our  salvation.  It  involves  the 
death  of  self.  How  many  draw  back?  They  will  not 
die,  therefore  they  do  not  have  the  resurrection  life. 

3.  We  are  blessed  in  spiritual  poverty,  because  it 
shows  us  the  exceeding  sinfulness  of  sin. 

4.  The  saints  of  old  had  seasons  of  humiliation 
before  God.  So  must  we.  Then  we  may  be  able  to 
say  with  Professor  Boardman,  "  My  soul  is  with  God." 

There  was  a  great  going  down  in  the  altar  service, 
and  a  wonderful  lifting  up  afterwards.  It  was  by  far 
the  best  service  of  the  camp,  up  to  that  time,  and  pro- 
duced eternal  results.  One  man  lay  on  the  ground, 
having  lost  his  strength,  but  came  to,  saying  "  Glory  !  " 
Rev.  A.  Hartt  said  he  had  reached  a  point  far  beyond 
shouting.  He  had  the  stillness  of  God  in  his  soul. 
The  multitude  were  gloriously  blessed. 

Dr.  Reddy  led  the  half  past  eight  meeting  on  Mon- 
day, there  were  many  testimonies  of  the  blessings 
received  on  the  Sabbath.     The  tide  was  rising. 

Rev.  G.  W.  Coon  preached  on  Monday  morning,  a 
very  blessed  sermon  upon  Christian  fellowship. 


Tin:    BOND  OF    PERFBCTNE 

1.     T1h-  fellowship  by  they  wen- 

partaken  of  the  divine  nan; 

-.     Opposition  to  this  fellowship. 

•  .il  devil,  and  seeks  to  break  through  this 
saintly  fellowship,  and  make  schisms  in  the  body  of 
( Shrist,  even  among  hull:. 

'■'>.      Bui  (  •  i  I  is  faithful   I  in   us   in   tl. 

ship.      He  sustained   Job  and    I'        I,  and  the   i! 
Hebrew  Children   in  tl  furna 

not  upon  tl. 

It  was  a  precious  sermon,  ju  \  ' 

altar  service  followed. 

In  the  afternoon,  Rev.  F.  A.  Everett         iched  from 

"Put  <»n   charity   as   the   bond    of    perfecto  He 

Bhowed  that   in  this  chapter  the: 

istics  of  all  true  Christians,  that  we  Bhould  put  on. 

1.  M  Bowelfl   <»f    11.  Bhould    hive   a   c<»m- 

jionate  heart,  like  J      is,  e  in  trou 

2.  M  Tut  (»n  kindness.*1     Denj  >r  the 
1  <>f  oth( 

3.  **  Humb  I  mind.'1 

1.     M  .       • '  temper.    Temper 

M.d  like  steel,  I* •;■  tempered.     M 

was  tin-  meekest  man,  ami  God  vindicated  him  bei 
his  enem 

•V     We  Bhould  be  loner-suffering.     Suffer  as  lone  as 
there  is  anything  t<>  Buffer. 

•  i.     Forbearing  one  another.     Imputing  good  motives 
to  others. 

7.     Forgiving  <>ne  anotl 
forgave   us.      Christ    w  sion   for 


78  DOUGLAS   CAMP  MEETING. 

sinning  against  him,  but  we  may  have  given  occasion 
to  our  fellows  to  sin  against  us. 

These  are  the  characteristics  of  all  true  Christians. 
Now  notice  what  God  requires  of  them.  "Above  all 
these,  they  are  to  put  on  the  bond  of  love."  This  bond 
will  bind  all  the  other  graces  together,  and  make  them 
all  complete. 

Rev.  J.  A.  Wood  followed  with  a  glorious  exhorta- 
tion, and  a  heavenly  altar  service. 

Rev.  J.  C.  Reece,  of  Portsmouth,  R.  I.,  preached  in 
the  evening,  one  of  the  sermons  that  can  never  be  for- 
gotten. He  was  one  of  the  "Friends,"  but  was  filled 
with  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  carried  the  camp  by  storm. 
Text,  Col.  2.  9-10.  "For  in  Him  clwelleth  all  the  ful- 
ness of  the  Godhead,  bodily,  and  ye  are  complete  in 
Him." 

There  is  a  great  restlessness  in  mankind.  Man  was 
built  for  God,  but  sin  has  banished  God  from  all  the 
chambers  of  his  soul.  Christ  is  the  centre  of  my  text, 
and  also  of  the  Christian  system. 

1.  In  Christ  there  is  fulness  of  life.  He  came  that  we 
might  have  life,  and  have  it  more  abundantly.  Christ 
destroyed  the  power  of  death,  and  delivers  us  from 
every  fear.  We  obtain  life  in  regeneration,  and  the 
abundant  life  in  entire  sanctification.  The  fulness  of 
life  comes  only  by  death.  The  old  man  must  be 
destroyed.  It  is  hard  to  die,  but  glorious  to  have  a 
resurrection. 

There  is  a  fulness  of  love,  and  a  fulness  of  power, 
and  a  fulness  of  joy.  It  is  well  to  learn  that  all  power 
is  in  Christ.     Therefore  there  is  none  in  Us, 


FULNESS   THE    WANT   OF   THE   CHURCH. 

This  fulness  is  I  I   want  I  hurch.     We 

have  machin  ugh  in  the  Church,  but  there  is  no 

fire  in  the  w]  l  '    •  church  said  they  did  not  need 

a  revival,  for  all  their  j  •  .     1 1'  you  ai 

on  M  .  you  are  Light  on  Balvati  [t  is  the 

e  with  other  denominate 
¥ou  should  make  your  I  s,  and 

in  and  ride.     Some  •  and 

the   I.     I   sends  th<  heavy  I 

ining  ander  the  w  he 
This  was  a  heavi  I  many  shouted 

joy.      i  service  was  I 

Children's    M 

W<  re   held   daily  during  1 1 1 * ■   ramp   n  led   by 

M  rs.    I  >r.    L'\  \    and    Miss    l;         W 
lone   day   by   d 

\\     wen  I'.  L. 

Poulson,    I  >.] ).     I  le    is  one  of   : : 
our  church,  and    has  b  of  the  1 

churches  in  Baltinu 

I .  .1.   Mathewson   I  hat  he  i 

meeting  of  1vv7.    i  wretched  b  er,  having  back- 

slidden from  entire  sanctification.     Tl      S  i  to 

him   distinctly,  ••Now.  or   never."     '!•  his 

condition,   and    wvnt     forward    and    found   the   fuln 
and  lias   been  b  d  used 

divine  glory  in    pointing   others  tion. 

1  [e  is  an  earnest  woi 

Tuesday,  II.   II.  Perry  led  the  s 
(  .  L.  E  istman  the  half-pa* 


80  DOUGLAS   CAMP   MEETING. 

Rev.  W.  McDonald  preached  at  half  past  ten,  text 
Acts  18:  24,  28.  Apollos  was  well  instructed  in  the  way 
of  the  Lord.  He  had  a  fervent  spirit.  He  was  an  elo- 
quent man  and  a  teacher  of  God's  truth.  Aquila  and 
Priscilla  were  tent-makers  like  St.  Paul,  who  wrought 
with  them.  Aquila  and  Priscilla  knew  the  way  of  the 
Lord  more  perfectly.  They  had  the  spirit  of  discernment ; 
they  knew  the  difference  between  the  letter  and  the 
spirit  of  the  gospel,  also  between  being  mighty  in  the 
Scriptures  and  wanting  in  the  Holy  Ghost.  They  did 
not  refuse  to  hear  Apollos  preach,  but  took  him  to  their 
home,  expounded  to  him  the  way  of  the  Lord  more  per- 
fectly. This  is  what  the  holiness  people  should  do  if 
their  minister  is  not  clear  in  the  doctrine  and  experience 
of  holiness.  Apollos  was  open  to  conviction,  and 
profited  by  this  private  instruction. 

This  was  a  plain  hand-to-hand  sermon  touching  on 
many  practical  and  useful  matters  by  which  preachers  and 
people  profited.  A  good  altar  service  followed.  Dea. 
Kies  led  the  half  past  one  service  and  read  "  Lord,  who 
shall  abide  in  Thy  tabernacle,  who  shall  dwell  in  Thy 
holy,  hill?"  Rev.  J.  Ballentine  preached  one  of  his 
convincing  sermons  at  half  past  two,  text,  Matt.  20:  23, 
"But  it  shall  be  given  to  him  for  whom  it  is  prepared 
of  my  Father."  The  sermon  was  in  power  to  many 
hearts,  and  many  flocked  to  the  altar  at  the  close,  to 
obtain  heart  purity. 

Rev.  E.  O.  Mallory  of  Lowell,  Mass.,  preached  in  the 
evening,  text,  Ps.  40:  3.  Many  were  blessed  under  the 
word  and  in  the  altar  services. 

The   six  o'clock  prayer  meeting  on  Wednesday  was 


LIGHT    IS   THE    EMBLEM    OF   GOD.  Bl 

led  by  Mrs.    Macfarlane       I        half  past   eight 
was  Led  by  8.  L.  Brown.     There  were  many  prayers  and 
Bro     B]  >wn   had  read    Eph.  6 :    10. 
"Finally,  my  brethren,  be  strong  in  the  Lord  and  in 
the  power  of  His  might.     Put  on  the   whole   armor 
( rod,  t  h  Lnst  the  v 

the  devil.  Praying  always  with  all  prayer  and  suppli- 
cation in  th  i  watching  there  with  all 
supplication  for  all  saints/1     It  was  a  profitable  hour. 

II.    N.    B:  iched  at  1 

••  ( )ui   of   Zion,  the   perfection  .  God    hath 

Bhined."     All  the  at  I  i  ibi  I  i  il  oppo- 

sition to  darkness.  I-  fht  is  the  emblem  of  God  in  the 
soul.     ( !hrist*8  mission  is  to  I 

is  tin-  light  of  nature,  and  the  light  of  divine  revelation, 
light  of  the  ( Christian  ( ihurch,  and  the  direct  illumin- 
ation of  the  II  Gh<  it.  The  Church  is  the  perfection 
of  beauty  when  Christ  is  enthroned  in  each  heart.  He 
closed  with  il  anal}  sis  of  thi 

Daniel,  and  Job,  as  illustrating  the  subject.     This1 
Ly  three  sermons  in  one,  and  each  of  them  excellent. 

I.  T.  Johnson  Led  the  half  past  one  meeting,  aided  by 
Brothers  Davidson  and  Perry. 

Bishop  Taylor  prea  hed  at   half-past  two,  from   Rom. 
■_! .-    11,  L5.     Thi  rience  of  the  law  written  in  the 

hearts  of  the  heathen,  would  be  a  good 
even  for  us.  How  could  they  get  into  such  an  experi- 
rience.  Si.  Paul  says  it  was  made  known  to  him  by 
revelation.  What  they  knew  of  God  was  manifested 
through  the  medium  of  the  material  universe.  uFor 
the   invisible  things  of   Him  from  the  creation  of  the 


82  DOUGLAS   CAMP   MEETING. 

world  are  clearly  seen,  being  understood  by  the  things 
that  are  made,  even  His  eternal  power  and  Godhead: 
so  that  they  are  without  excuse."  This  is  the  primary 
school  of  our  God  which  has  been  open  day  and 
night  since  the  creation,  without  even  an  hour's  vacation. 
"  Day  unto  day  uttereth  speech,  and  night  unto  night 
showeth  knowledge."  The  written  revelation  is  God's 
high  school.  "  The  law  of  the  Lord  is  perfect  convert- 
ing the  soul."  The  light  of  the  Holy  Spirit  shines 
through  both  these  revelations,  so  that  all  men  are 
without  excuse.  The  heathen  are  depraved,  but  they 
are  also  redeemed.  We  should  send  them  the  gospel 
because  they  need  it,  and  God  commands  us,  and,  also 
because  we  cannot  be  saved  ourselves  if  we  disobey 
God  in  this  matter. 

He  closed  with  his  own  experience.  He  was  con- 
verted when  a  boy,  and  fully  sanctified  afterward,  and 
had  enjoyed  this  great  blessing  for  forty-four  years 
without  a  break. 

The  bishop  was  weak  from  hard  labor,  and  could  not 
be  heard  in  the  distance.  A  blessed  altar  service 
followed. 

Rev.  Ross  Taylor,  the  bishop's  son  preached  a 
glorious  sermon  in  the  evening.  Text,  Lev.  12:  34,  35. 
Subject:  Present  personal  preparation  for  the  coming 
of  the  Lord.  The  way  of  salvation  was  made  plain, 
and  his  own  experience  furnished  the  illustrations. 
Many  were  saved  at  the  close. 

Thursday,  at  six  a.m.,  Rev.  F.  W.  Henck,  led  the 
service.  The  half-past  eight  meeting  was  led  by  Bro. 
Wood  who  is  so  full  of  the  Spirit  and  so  apt  in  his 
teachings  that  all  his  services  are  profitable. 


PRIDE    MIXED    WITH    HIMILITY.  83 

At  hali  '     J .  Fowler,  preached  from  1.  ( 

chapter.   Christian  experience  Lb  spiritual  life.   This 
fruit/bearing  life.    'I  be  ( ihristian  baa  all  the  fruits  of  the 
Spirit.     1  [e   has   also   the  opp  sites. 
mixed  with  humility,  and    fear  with    1   ve.      1        I 
Lnthians  were  spiritual  i  and  carnal  on  the 

other,  and  this  is  th  of  multitudes  now.     Enl 

sanctification  received  by  faith  will  till  the  whole  soul 
and   make   it    meel  and  sa  irth 

and    for  a  home  in  1 

It  was  a  clear,  l<  se]  i  i  m  hi. 

Sai  i    Douglas  Cam     G        nt>. 

Dea     a  Morse  1     11  me  that  In-  ought 

t<>  transfer  bis  property  in  I  ad  into  the 

hands    <.i'    a   company   that  hold  i; 

the   promotion   of    lei:  S  sold    to   the 

Douglas  ('.cup  Meeting  A  —  iation,  which  gan- 

Lzed  at   1 1  ,  in  July,  1 B 

These    grounds   cosj  eighteen  thousand  dollar- 
were  Bold  for  six  thousand  i  D  V         and 

bis  ininicdi.it,"  friends  took  one  hunch  id  of  tlie  -!... 

there  was  only  five  thousand  dollars 
for  the   real    esl  ite    and    persona]    property,   but    the 
shareholders   thought    it    b<  four  thousand 

dollars   more   t<»   build   a    Tabernacle  and  make  other 
necessary  improvements. 

The  half-past  one  meeting      .    I  lursday  was  occupied 
in  Btating   these    facts   to    the  people,   and    in    taking 
subscriptions  for  shares,  four  thousand  seven  hundred 
dollars  were  subscribed  that   day,  and    the   balance 
coming. 


84  DOUGLAS  CAMP  MEETING. 

The  deed  and  the  charter  are  to  specify  that  these 
grounds  are  to  be  held  forever  for  holiness.  The  exec- 
utive committee  of  the  association  were  appointed  to 
transact  the  business  and  to  make  the  improvements. 

At  half-past  two  Bishop  Taylor  gave  a  deeply  inter- 
esting address  concerning  his  own  work  in  Africa  and 
concerning  the  Africans.  He  shows  that  he  has  had 
three  hundred  converts  in  his  thirty-five  new  mission 
stations  in  Africa ;  and  that  his  mission  steamer  for  the 
lower    Congo    river,   will  be    afloat   in   a   few   weeks. 

Over  four  hundred  dollars  were  subscribed  for  his 
mission. 

In  the  evening,  J.  A.  Wood  edified  the  people 
with  an  excellent  sermon  in  perfect  love,  Matt.  5 :  48. 
"  Be  ye  therefore  perfect  as  your  Father  in  heaven  is 
perfect."  This  is  both  permissive  and  mandatory. 
You  may  be  perfect,  for  the  gospel  provides  for  it. 
And  ye  shall  be  perfect,  for  God  requires  it. 

It  is  not  absolute  perfection,  or  angelic,  but  Chris- 
tian perfection,  which  admits  of  many  imperfections. 
It  includes  perfect  consecration,  perfect  submission, 
and  perfect  faith  and  love.  This  brings  with  it  an 
increase  of  light  and  obligation.  This  perfection  may 
increase  unto  the  perfect  day. 

It  was  a  glorious  sermon.  Blessed  altar  service  fol- 
lowed.    The  tide  of  salvation  is  still  rising. 

Words  of  wisdom  are  often  falling  from  the  lips  of 
Bro.  Wood.     In  exhortation  he  said :  — 

"There  are  many  duties,  but  God  gives  us  power 
to  do  them  all,  in  the  bond  of  perfect  love.  This 
heart  full  of  love  will  flow  all  through  a  man's  activi- 


LOVE   is   Tin;   SUBSTAN4  B  OF  THE  WHOLE.  85 

date  the  whole.     Get  the  heart  right,  and 

it    will    be  '1    nature    for   you    to    be    religious. 

When  the  heart  is  right,  the  principles  and  the  prac- 

will  be  right    The  substance  of  the  whole  is  t< 

love  the  Lord  your  God  with  all  the  heart." 


CHAPTER  VIII. 

"  Me  with  that  restless  thirst  inspire, 
That  sacred,  infinite  desire, 
And  feast  my  hungry  heart. 

Less  than  thyself  cannot  suffice ; 

My  soul  for  all  thy  fulness  cries  — 
For  all  thou  hast  and  art." 

Douglas  Camp  Meeting  in  1890.     (Continued.) 

Fkiday  it  rained,  and  we  were  all  glad,  for  there  was 
a  great  necessity  for  it.  Miss  Mary  Woodbury  led  the 
early  meeting.  At  half  past  eight  there  were  small  meet- 
ings in  the  tents.  At  half  past  nine  Rev.  Westmore  Smith, 
a  missionary  from  Hayti,  gave  us  a  thrilling  account  of 
his  mission  work  for  fifteen  years  in  the  West  Indies. 
The  people  gave  him  $84.00.  Rev.  E.  M.  Pike  preached 
at  half  past  ten,  text  John  17 :  9 ;  "I  pray  for  them." 
He  also  prays  for  us.  He  prayed  that  His  disciples 
may  be  kept  and  his  prayer  was  answered.  They  had 
been  chosen  out  of  the  world,  yet  they  needed  clean 
hearts.  So  Christ  prayed  that  they  may  be  sanctified. 
And  they  were  sanctified  at  the  Pentecost.  We  all 
need  the  same  pentecostal  power. 

At  three  P.  M.  Rev.  A.  McLean  preached.  Text,  Heb. 
13 :  20,  21.  God,  in  His  great  salvation,  has  amply  pro- 
vided for  every  need  of  His  creatures.  God  has  prom- 
ised  to  mold   to   perfection   the   soul   that   is   wholly 

186] 


I  \ M I  -     I  .     IhU|\ 


•r   GOD    WITHOUT    REBUKE. 

given  up  to  Him.     He  has  promised  to  make  their  wills 
cue  with  his.     We  need  to  1"-  connected  with  the  i 
tre  of  God's  po\*  £  machinery  that  has  no 

will  of  its  own.     The  people  v  tatly  blessed   in 

mon,  and  in  the  hat   fol- 

lowed.   At  1  cached  from 

••  (  >ur  Father."    The  redemption 

born   in    the    tl  I  rod.      1  sing 

mated  iii  the  hi  i  tem- 

plate "Our  ]  ither"  until   we  were  filled 

with  the  should  find  that 

a   all    gin.       1  to   US 

the    Father.      1  that    our    actual 

Iran  and   our  inl 

cleansed,  for  we  leemed  from  all  Iniquity.     We 

are  to  be  crucified  with  ( !hri 

Saturday  al  half  past  ten  B    r.  J.  Gill   pi    i  ihed  from 
Phil.  -  :   1  I.  15.   "Do  all   things  without   murmurii 
and  disputinga  that  ye  ma}  'I  harmli 

the   sons   of    <  rod    without    rebuki  .  i 

shows   us   a   dark   line   of    environment    called    "the 
world"  and  ourseh  jhts  illuminating  the  dark- 

ness. Ii  ia  a  sad  fact  that  the  world  is  drifting 
away  from  the  chinch.  I  Bometimes  think  that  the 
holiness  people  will  have  to  change  their  tactics  and 
in  hands  and  preach  to  the  Sabbath  breakers  the  relig- 
ion of  the  Lord  Jesus.  T  e  world  is  fast  drifting 
away  from  u^.  and  we  must  bestir  ourselves  and  let  our 

light  shine.      If   we  do   not    light    Up   this  darkness   who 

will  do  it  ?     I  believe  that  a  salvation  of  the  world  i 
be  accomplished  by  a  sanctified  church.     There  would 


88  DOUGLAS   CAMP   MEETING. 

be  no  difficult3r  in  bringing  about  a  revolution  if  the 
church  would  only  get  saturated  through  and  through 
with  holiness ;  then  we  could  send  out  heavenly  rays  to 
light  up  this  darkness.  It  was  a  good  sermon  and  well 
received. 

Dr.  E.  M.  Levy  preached  at  half  past  two,  text,  Gen. 
41:  55.  Joseph  was*a  type  of  Christ.  He  was  the 
beloved  son  of  the  father ;  so  Jesus  is  the  beloved  Son 
of  God.  "Hear  ye  him."  Joseph  was  gifted  with 
knowledge  ;  he  interpreted  dreams.  In  Christ  dwelt 
all  the  wisdom  of  God.  Joseph,  like  Jesus,  was 
tempted,  and  yet  maintained  his  purity.  Joseph  was 
sold  by  his  brethren.  Jesus  was  sold  by  Judas.  You 
should  go  to  Jesus  for  pardon ;  for  restoration  from 
backsliding ;  for  a  clean  heart ;  for  deliverance  from 
the  power  of  the  devil.  Go  to  him  as  your  Brother, 
your  rich  Brother,  your  Mediator.  Many  went  to 
Jesus  after  the  sermon.     God  was  there. 

At  half  past  seven  Rev.  Mr.  Riggs,  of  Vermont, 
preached  a  heavenly  sermon,  which  greatly  moved  the 
people  ;  text,  Matt.  5  :  13.  There  was  a  blessed  altar  ser- 
vice. Many  were  saved.  The  love  feast  at  Douglas,  July 
27th,  was  full  of  glory.  Deacon  Morse  was  in  charge. 
In  opening  he  said,  "  The  old-time  religion  was  no 
better  than  that  of  the  present  time.  There  never  were 
so  many  good  people  on  the  earth  as  now.  Sectari- 
anism is  vanishing.  The  people  of  God  are  more  than 
ever  united  in  one.  I  went  to  a  Holiness  Convention 
at  New  Bedford  years  ago  and  found  full  salvation, 
and  have  maintained  it  ever  since.  '  Behold,  what 
manner    of   love  the    Father   hath   bestowed   upon   us 


SPIRITUAL   CHILDHOOD. 

that  we  Bhould  be  called  the  children  of  God.     Beloved, 
now  are   we   ti  .  and   it   doth   not 

appear  what  we  Bhall  1>«-.     But  we  know  that  when  he 
shall  appear  we  Bhall  be  like  Him  for  w<  Him 

as  he  is.     And  every  man  that  hath  this  in  him 

purifieth  himself  even  as  I  ie  is  pun       I 
Let  no  man  deceive  you  :  he  tli.n  doeth  right 
righteous,  even  I  1  John 

We  !  ti  e  no  power  in  oui  ( rod1      om- 

mandments,  but  \\  hen  w  L  run  in 

the  amandmente.    We  may  I  jth- 

d  with  might  by  bis  Spirit  in  the  inner  man. 
that  there  is  do  >unt  of  our  infirmit 

Ybugel  Into  God  all  over,  and  then  this  not 

large  enough  for  your  feet  t<>  walk  on.     Spiritual  child- 
hood is  the  humility  of  the  II        ( I  ( I 
as  unfathomable  as  the  Atlantic  O  road 
as  the  univei                  a,  turning  t«>  the  ministers  upon 
the  platform,  he  said,  "  v                  .  know  the  depth 
tin*  height  of  the  Loi         <  I   d.M 

He  then  led  in  one  of  his  most  fervent  j 
which  In-  thanked  God  for  all  the  ur,,"d  ei  on 

this  camp    ground,   and    d  -    about    to 

transfer  it  to  other  hands,  he  prayed  that  God  would 
bring  out  the  fruitage  of  spiritual  good   through  I 
meeting  to  the  end  of  time  :   that  he  would  save  our 
families,     G  d's  promises  and  pov  infinite. 

There  v  oeral  Bhout  among  the  saints   while 

this  man  of  God  prayed.     There   is  such  a  heavenly 
simplicity  about  him  and  Buch  a  ferven  soul  that 

we  all  delight  to  hear  him  speak  <>r  pray.     Indeed  l. 


90  DOUGLAS   CAMP   MEETING. 

so  filled  with,  the  Spirit  at  times  that  he  leaps  for  joy 
and  bounds  with  delight.  He  opens  the  Bible  and 
reads  the  great  promises  of  God  with  perfect  faith.  I 
have  had  many  answers  to  his  prayers  when  I  have 
been  in  Revival  work,  and  have  sent  him  requests  for 
prayers.  Rev.  E.  M.  Levy  said  :  "  I  find  I  have  not 
testified  on  these  grounds  this  year.  There  is  a  great 
difference  between  preaching  on  holiness,  and  testi- 
fying to  the  experience  of  holiness.  I  used  to  preach 
on  holiness  before  I  had  the  experience.  This  has  been 
the  best  year  in  my  life.  I  have  had  the  best  revival 
of  my  life.  I  am  fully  saved,  and  expect  to  be  fully 
saved  unto  the  end.  I  expect  to  see  my  Lord.  I  am 
looking  for  Him.  I  believe  He  is  coming.  I  would 
rather  see  Jesus  coming  in  the  clouds  than  have  all  the 

world."     Singing, 

"  Glory  to  the  Lamb !  " 

The  following  testimonies  were  given  and  many 
more  that  I  could  not  record :  "  Thank  God  for  the 
power  that  He  puts  in  our  hearts  to  love  one  another. 
When  filled  with  the  Comforter  we  are  able  to  live 
without  sin ;  I  am  more  and  mere  settled  with  God. 
My  heart  is  fixed.  I  have  been  in  the  land  of  Beulah  a 
long  time.  I  am  possessing  more  and  more  of  the 
good  laud.  Through  the  acceptance  of  the  truth  I  am 
walking  in  the  light,  saved  to  the  uttermost.  Bless 
the  Lord !  "  "  Never  felt  so  small  in  all  my  life.  I  am 
under  the  blood,  and  through  His  power  I  am  saved  to 
the  uttermost !  I  have  learned  not  to  trust  in  men  but 
in  God !  The  Lord  saves  me  all  the  time  !  I  know 
that  our    God  is   a  sun   and    shield.     Holiness    is  the 


CAMP  MEETING  LOVE  FEAST.         '.'1 

greatest  thing  on  earth.      I  I  orist   is   all 

1 1 1  \   plea  lM  Mrs.  P 

v  day.     I  am  >it; ing  at  1  I 

him    for  his  bl<  I     Ivary.      I  sanctified 

and  satisfied.     I  rejoice  thai  <  rod  la  I 

Love,  thoB 

M I  do  bless  G       for  what   1  It*  has  d  >ne  ft >r   n 
this   meeting.'1 

k*  I  praise  <  rod  for  a  salvation,  that  Le 
Him." 

M  Jesus,  mj  Sa^  lout,  is  all  I 
from  mil" 

M: s.   ( 'ill  said  :     ■  I  ii.  body,  and 

spirit  ;  I  am  every  whit   ' 

Miss(    Iter  said  ime  by  the  blood  <»f  the 

Lamb." 

"These  words  abide  in   my  heart,  ami    I  shall  live 
forei  i 

•'  When  I  was  down  low  in  sin,  Jesus  took  me  in." 

"  ( !hris1  is  my  life,  mj  hoj  e,  mj 

-•This  is  the  best  moment  <•(  .til  my  life." 

Singing  by  Rev.   \-  Ham: — 

"I  have  inch  >ul  in  the  haven  of 

I'll  >;iil  tin-  •u  il'l  ><as  n<>  in 

The  tempest  ma]  i  the  wild,  stormy  deep, 

In  Jesus  I  ai 

ther   Avery,  of    Boston:     ••  I  am  all  tin-  Lord's, 

ami  I  propose  t«>  do  more  for    God  than  t 

*•  I  never  felt  bo  sweet! .  -  now," 


92  DOUGLAS   CAMP  MEETING. 

"  I  am  one  of  the  little  ones  that  we  have  heard 
about." 

"How  Jesus  has  filled  my  soul  while  listening  to 
these  testimonies." 

"  I  was  saved  here  a  year  ago,  God  has  kept  me  in 
the  trying  hour." 

"  Praise  the  Lord  for  full  and  free  salvation." 

A  child's  testimony.  "  I  love  Jesus,  and  know  that 
Jesus  saves  me." 

About  two  hundred  and  fifty  testified,  and  the  glory 
of  God  covered  the  camp.  At  the  close  I  sat  by  the 
side  of  Rev.  Mrs.  Gorham,  and  inquired  as  to  the  death 
of  her  husband.  She  said  :  "  Mr.  Gorham  led  in  family 
worship  two  da}^s  before  he  died,  and  sat  up  all  the  day  on 
Wednesday.  He  told  me  he  expected  to  die  soon.  His 
mind  was  very  clear.  The  day  before  he  died  he  broke 
out  in  rapture,  saying  '  Precious  Jesus,  Thou  art  mine, 
I  am  Thine,  all  Thine,  Thine  forever.  Praise  the  Lord  ! 
Glory  to  God  !  Hallelujah  !  '  Before  midnight  he  was 
unconscious,  and  died  the  next  day  in  holy  triumph, 
and  great  peace.     His  last  word  was  '  Jesus.' ' 

About  three  thousand  people  were  present  to  hear 
Rev.  W.  McDonald  preach,  at  the  close  of  the  love  feast. 
The  Lord  mightily  helped  him  to  preach  from  1  Thess. 
5  :  24.  "  Faithful  is  He  that  calleth  you  who  also  will 
do  it."  Like  all  other  true  Christians,  the  Thessalonians 
were  sanctified  when  they  were  converted,  but  they  were 
not  wholly  sanctified.  Entire  sanctification  not  only 
keeps  us  from  sinning,  for  justification  does  that,  but  it 
also  extracts  the  root,  and  seed  of  sin  from  our  soul.  It 
purifies  every  part  of  our  being,  bringing  us  under  the 


STANDING  ON  Till-:  PBOMIS1 

entire  control  of  the  law   of    God.     Hundreds   v, 
blessed  under  the  word. 

K   .    A.  B.  'i*   Vermont,  offered  tl. 

prayer,  and  the  Holy  Ghost  fell  noon  the  people      (  I 
woman  cried  out   mightily.     The  crowd  v,  reat 

that  a  company  of  zealous  women  held  a  spiritual  service 
for  an  hour  near  tin-  head  of  tin'  auditorium.  Miss 
Hattie  Currier,  <     S  ief  speaker,  and 

much   «_ri""l   was  Immediately   after   dinner,    I 

in  front  of  the  dining  I 

tin-  promises  of  <  hrlst,  mj  1 1 
Through  • 

j  in  tin-  highest,  I  will  shout  and  - 
ling  on  i ; 

After  speaking  awhile,  we  formed  a  i  prayer. 

Many  w - •:••  under  conviction,  and  many  wept  while 
John  Nbrberry,  Evang  the   beautiful  hymn 

called  ••  1    b  G         .  I. 

<     orns:  u  While  <»n  Pisgah'a  mount  I'm  %\ 
■kiii^  toward  the  rernaJ  shoi 
Tip  t.>  see  them  bandii 

ilden  land 
•  Lng  to  receive  me  i 

-  tint  went  bef< 

This  young  minister  Lb  full  of  faith,  and  of  the  Holy 
Ghost,  and  lias  been  very  successful  in  winning  souls, 
and  seemed  to  me  like  Thomas  Harrison,  N  ,  _.  The 
Lord  bless  him  forei 

A  Catholic  woman  and  a  young  woman  came  forward 
and  knelt  on  the  ground, and  gave  theme  Christ 


94  DOUGLAS    CAMP   MEETING. 

There  was  great  rejoicing  in  the  heart  of  the  Catholic 
woman's  husband. 

Mrs.  E.  M.  Levy  had  charge  of  about  one  hundred 
and  fifty  children,  and  forty  of  them  gave  their  hearts 
to  God.  She  is  a  successful  worker  among  children. 
At  the  same  time,  Rev.  I.  T.  Johnson  conducted  a  large 
and  successful  service  in  front  of  the  preacher's  stand. 
Many  were  seeking  God.  No  doubt  some  of  them 
found  the  Saviour. 

Rev.  J.  A.  Wood  preached  at  half  past  two,  from 
"  God  is  love."  There  was  such  a  crowd  of  people, 
and  so  many  were  talking,  that  it  was  hard  work  to  be 
heard.  But  God  helped  him  till  he  conquered.  "  God's 
love  is  manifested  on  every  side,  All  human  love 
is  a  manifestation  of  God's  love  in  us.  It  is  God 
incarnated  in  the  soul.  To  love  God  with  all  the  heart, 
and  our  neighbor  as  ourselves,  is  the  whole  duty  of 
man." 

There  was  so  much  power  among  the  people  that  the 
altar  service  was  continued  till  supper  time,  and  many 
were  saved.  One  woman  hurt  the  cause  very  much  by 
her  loud  and  continued  shouting,  or  screaming.  It 
seemed  to  harden  the  sinners.  Dea.  Morse  stood  in 
front  of  the  stand,  weeping  and  beseeching  sinners  to 
come  to  Christ. 

After  supper,  George  E.  Tilley,  Evangelist,  from 
Jamaica,  N.  Y.,  led  a  blessed  service  in  the  dining  hall 
for  the  benefit  of  the  caterer,  W.  B.  Stone  and  family, 
and  the  waiters,  who  had  worked  so  hard  to  feed  the 
bodies  of  the  people.  It  was  a  good  service,  and  was 
well  received. 


ONE   EUKDBED  BAVED. 

Dr.  E.  M.  Levy  preached  with  great  power  in  the 
aing,on1  udcomLn  The  multitude 

including  the  childri  that  they  must  get  ready  to 

meet  the  Lord.     M  my  <  ed  at  ti 

the  Lord  for  that  We  trust  that  one 

hundred  w<  •  and   multitu 

hlessed.     Hallelujah  !  Amen  ! 

I  utterly  weary    that  I  did    Dot    Lav.'    the 

ind  till  Dearly  t,  k   on  Monday.     I  wanted 

to  write  up  the  t  t  a  little.     I  went  to  the 

.  al  times  and  -  i  hundreds. 

It  v.  ttder  tin  I        da 

in    front    of   the  Btand,  and    was  edified  and. 
delighted  to  hear  the  testimony  of  M  <  harbono,  ;f 

converted    French     Catholic,   who  r  at 

Putnam,  in  his  own  house,  \\  hile 
God.     One  Catholic  woman  threw  hot  water  upon  him 
and  tried  to  abuse  him.    In  a  iVw  days  her  husband  di 
IK- went   to  the  store  and s<         I       re  dollars' worth  of 
provisions.     She   was  ashai 

Dess,  and  turned  to  be  his  true  friend.     He  is  .an  <•. 
Beer  in  the  mill  and  can  control  I 

He  treats  them  well,  and  they  return  the  compiimi 
This  dear   brother    Btands   all  In    Willimantic, 

among  the  French  Catholics.     But  he  commands   i 
pect.     He  was  at  the  first  camp  i  held  on  th 

grounds,  and  is  a  monument   <d  redeemi  He 

walked  eight  miles  to  be  present  at  this  camp,  and  came 
just  in  time  to  attend  this  impromptu  service.  By 
turning  it  into  a  class  meeting  I  found  a  poor  woman, 
dressed  in  mourning,  that  could  not  forgive  God  for 


96  DOUGLAS  CAMP  MEETING. 

taking  away  her  mother.  She  began  to  weep.  We  had  a 
heavenly  season  of  prayer,  and  she  was  saved,  Glory 
to  God  ! 

Camp  Meeting  Echoes. 

As  the  thousands  of  dear  people  are  scattering  to 
their  homes  and  churches,  I  seem  to  hear  the  echoes 
of  their  voices  :  "  What  a  feast  of  fat  things  we  have 
had  at  Douglas  !  "  "  What  heavenly  sermons  ! "  "  What 
glowing  testimonies ! "  "  What  lovely  singing !  " 
"  What  sweet  communion  of  saints  !  "  "  What  love 
feasts  !  "  "  What  days  of  sunshine  !  "  "  What  harvest 
moonlight  nights  !  "  "  What  refreshing  showers  !  " 
"  What  health-giving  breezes,  laden  with  the  sweet 
balm  of  the  pine  trees  !  "  "  How  good  the  Lord  has  been 
in  saving  us  from  all  harm  of  body  and  soul !  "  "Surely 
Douglas  is  the  next  place  to  heaven,  yea,  it  seems  like 
heaven  itself ! "  Rev.  W.  D.  Woodward  exclaims, 
"  Douglas  Camp  Meeting  is  the  Saratoga  Springs  of  the 
soul.  A  delightful  summer  retreat.  This  is  the  true 
meeting  place.  It  is  a  peaceful  lake  of  itself,  reflecting 
the  rays  of  the  Sun  of  Righteousness.  Had  I  the  skill 
of  the  Bible  word-painter,  I  could  not  portray  the 
Spiritual  beauties  of  this  charming  camp.  The  testi- 
monies at  Douglas  are  worth  going  many  miles  to  hear 
They  are  a  tonic  to  faith."  Dr.  Steele,  in  a  soft  and 
expressive  voice,  says,  "  If  Jesus  should  suddenly  appear 
to  summon  me  to  his  throne  in  heaven,  my  soul  would 
be  in  full  accord  with  all  that  is  going  on  there ;  so 
much  alike  are  the  two  places." 

And  thus  our  book  must  end.     But  Douglas,  in  its 


PUSH    Tin:    BATTLE   OF    PULL    SALVATION.  '.,, 

hallowed  memories,  its  mighty  influences  upon  the 
destinies  of  thousands,  and  its  triumphs  :  >r  Jesus,  will 
nevei  end.  Eternity  alone  can  tell  the  story  and  count 
up  the  results. 

The  pas!  is  already  secure.     But  what  of  the  ful 
When  God's  dear  servant  who  established  Douglas,  and 
the  men   and  women  who   have  sustained   it   by  their 
prayers,  and    tears,  and  ad  shouts,  have  all 

passed  into  the  joy  of  their  Lord,  other  thousands  will 
pitch  their  tents  on  this  old  camping  ground,  unfurl  the 
banner  of  holiness,  and  push  the  battle  of  Full  Salva- 
tion. u Hallelujah]  The  L  i  God,  Omnipotent, 
oeth  !  " 


ERRA 1  \ 

,  '  ■•■";■"»- 'i,:,,,,..,  i       ,,,,  -.,„ .,    ,.,,„        ,  ,„      1)(.;i   p 

'•,|  ,'',      Gotham,"  read      r.  P,  Botham";  fo,  "Rhodee  Allen," 
read  "  Rhodei  <;.  Allen." 

*Z*\      '"  "Rhoadee  Allen,"  read    *  Rhode.  G    kllen." 
(|t'''^i:[-  rwo  '"    °**    *°™**  children  irere  born   in   Pro*. 

,,1''"s,  l,n")  -'■'"»    "'•■"•  read   "  twenty-ouri,! 

jrean 

Pl*  "StiUman  Bone,"  ,,,„,  "stUlman  F   Ifon 

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Enlarged  Edition,      Gilt  top,  $1.25. 
"  A  wonderful  record  of  God's  marvellous  works." 

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"  Rev.  E.  Davies  has  collected  a  goodly  number  of  Gems  and 

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MEMOIRS  AND  JOURNAL  OF  MRS.  HESTER  ANN 
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LIFE  OF  FRANCES  RIDLEY  HAVERGAL.  With 
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GITIKi  CCOUKT    OP    ITS    l  l    IPLE,    ITS    CLIMA1 

:.■  E8,      ITS      DI»  01  KBI1  8,     RIVERS,     L  vki  8,     and 

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Daniel  Steele.   D    D.,    tvrites:  ••  I  have  read  7001 
Illustrai  1  Book  ok  Africa  with  great  in 

Not  many  people  have  time  to  read  Stanley's  Large  volumes, 
and  a  -till  smaller  Dumber  can  afford  to  own  them.  Youi 
Hand   B  ittered  widely  among  Christian  people,  will 

awaken  our  Interest   in  U 

i/itioii  <>i  the  dark  continent.  I  hope  you  will  be  called 
upon  for  a  hundred  thousand 

u Our  enterprising  and  Indefatigable  co-laborei  '.'■  B. 
Davies,  has  published  an  Illustrated  H\\i>  Book  or 
Africa.  We  have  n  lit  sei  era!  times,  studied  the  newly 
made  map,  looked  al  the  striking  pictures,  and  it  i-  surpris- 
ing t<»  see  tin*  imounl  <-f  valuable  Information  Ik-  has 
gathered  so  rapidly  together.''  And  Hgain,  '■  .\"t  one  1 
interested  in  Bishop  1  aylor's  work  ought  to  be  without  tin-; 
Hand   Book,     it  » ■  < » n  1 .- 1 i r  1  ->  ninety   I  ellent 

reading,  t<-»i  illustrations,  snd  a   map  N 

Rev.  E.  I .  I ».  1  'epper,  in  ( 

•'  rhose  w  ho  ii  iN'-  not  ill  find  this 

very  useful,  as  giving  of ormation  in  a  brief 

.-pace  touching  Africa,  its  rive  inhabitants, 

Idolatries,  and  products."     1  y  .Cincinnati. 

"Rev.    I..    Davies,  as  ■  compiler  of    books,  exhibits  a 
ol    energy   and  activity  quite  <>n  a  par  with   his 
■  I  profession  <»t"  an  evangelist  at  large,  in  the  1 
vhere  In-  has  met  with  a  large  and  substantial  measure 
of   success.      For   Bishop  Taylor  and   Li-   mist 
Davies   baa  evinced  uncommon   in  this   l<«i  him  to 

prepare  and   publish  a  popular  life   sketch   "t    the 
missionary.     Now  he  has  written  and  published  an  hit  -- 
tr  \  1 1  i»  11  \\!»  !■  The  appearance  ol  such 

a  publication  ju*t  at  this  juncture  |s  timely,  n<>t  only  for  the 
s  peri  tic  Information  it  contains  for  those  who  may  join  their 
fortunes  with  Bishop  Taylor,  but  for  tin-  general  public, 
who  are  without  access  to  tii«'  sour  n  historical  and 

iphical  facts  as  are  grouped  in  this  convenient  f«>nn." 
Dr.   \.  Wallace  in  <>  >rd. 


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12  mo.,  five  illustrations.  Fifty  cents,  paper;  seventy-five 
cents,  cloth. 

';  Mr.  Davies  has  disposed  of  his  material  to  good  advan- 
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ization which  perpetuates  his  name  and  work." — The  Wesleyan, 
Halifax. 

"There  is  unquestionably  a  place  for  this  book,  and  we 
uoubt  not  it  will  be  well  received.'' — North  Western  Christian 
Advocate. 

"  It  is  compiled  from  the  latest  biographies,  and  makes  a 
very  entertaining  and  profitable  volume,  giving  a  good  out- 
line of  his  early  life,  his  college  days,  religious  experience, 
evangelistic  labors,  the  founding  of  his  societies,  his  doc- 
trines, extended  ministry,  and  the  closing  incidents  of  his 
eventful  life.  It  will  be  read  with  interest  and  profit." — Zion's 
Herald. 

l'The  author  has  succeeded  in  giving  us  a  well-written  and 
interesting  volume." — The  Free  Methodist. 

"We  have  just  finished  reading  Rev.  E.  Davies'  'Life  of 
Wesley.'  It  is  glorious,  reading  of  God's  wonderful  dealings 
with  his  servant.  The  power  of  God  came  down  as  I  finished 
reading  the  book,  and  I  shouted  and  praised  the  Lord." 
— Capt.  R.  Kelso  Carter. 

"  The  greatness  of  the  character  of  John  Wesley,  and  the 
depth  of  his  consecration,  have  overflowed  all  denominational 
lines.  This  volume  deals  with  the  leading  facts  of  his  life. 
It  is  good  for  the  closet  and  the  study." — The  Contributor. 

This  book  is  illustrated,  and  gives  a  large  amount  of  very 
interesting  matter  concerning  the  life  of  this  man  of  God, 
which  should  be  read  by  all  church  members,  of  whatever 
denomination. 

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